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or two members) than a true sampling of the opinions of the population that the group represents. Having two homogeneous groups that provide different results suggests that more information is necessary.

According to Morgan (1993) and Krueger (1994) focus group is appropriate to be used when group members are lower in the power heirachy within an organization. Focus group helps participants to express feelings and experiences that they would not have otherwise share; focus groups can often get at more honest and in depth information. Furthermore, it can be used when one is interested in finding out the nature of consensus or when target audiences may not take questionnaires seriously or answer them honestly. Additionally, in situations where there is organizational conflict and or alienation, members of focus groups and their constituencies may feel 'listened to'. This may result in an honest and meaningful exchange of information. In addition, focus group sets an agenda and use questioning strategies that influence the group process. While focus groups may actually get at less information the dynamic interchange between the group members may result in more in depth and unbiased information concerning a particular topic. Focus groups are able to delve much deeper into issues to gain a deeper understanding.

Furthermore, Byers and Wilcox (1998) posits that “focus group interviews offer variety and versatility to both qualitative and quantitative research method and are compatible with the qualitative paradigm” (pp. 7-8). Hess (as cited in Schumm, Sinagub, Vaughn, 1996) noted the advantages of focus group which includes synergism, whereby a wider bank of data emerges through the group interaction, snowballing, wherein statements of one respondent initiate a chain reaction, stimulation, which occurs when group discussion generates excitement about a topic, security, when the group provides comfort and encourages responses and spontaneity which occurs because participants do not have to answer every question their responses are more spontaneous and genuine.

According to Fraenkel, Hyun and Wallen (2012) a questionnaire is basically subjects responses to questions by writing or by marking an answer sheet. Items are classified as selection or supply items. Selection items refer to those items which presents a set of possible responses from which a respondent are to select the most appropriate, and supply items are those which ask respondents to formulate and then supply their own answers. They further stated that the advantages of using questionnaires are that they can be mailed or given to a large amount of people at the same time. The disadvantages are that unclear or seemingly ambiguous questions cannot be clarified, and the respondent has no chance to expand on or react verbally to a question of particular interest or importance. Questionnaires were chosen as a method to collect data as they are relatively easy and inexpensive to create, analyze and communicate the findings. Questionnaires can be administered to a large number of persons who hopefully represent the population being investigated. Questionnaires may include as many questions as the evaluator thinks the respondents will complete. Both selection and supply items were used in this questionnaire.

To successfully carry out this research to document parents’ low involvement and non-involvement questionnaires will be