An Online Focus Group to Examine Rural Employer Perspectives: Report & Methodology

This resource, provided by Florida State University, is a report of an online focus group that was created by the Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways That Promote Deployment and Use of Rural Broadband project. The goal of this National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education project is to strengthen the employee pool of information technology/broadband staffing and to improve educational support related to broadband, telecommunications, and networks for future and current IT employees in Northwest Florida and beyond. Sections included in the report are: Report, Relevant Research Questions, Collection Strategy: Online Focus Groups With IT/Technology Employers in Northwest Florida, Collection Procedures,  Conclusion, and Reference Section.