The author chose focus groups for the qualitative study because the interaction of different respondents/participants would usually provide a revealing source of data in respect of their adoption or rejection of the general notion on girl child education in The Gambia.

From the lead questions through the probe questions and the subsequent prods, the author had organized and coded the focus groups content into four major themes: gender sensitivity, self-esteem, girl child education and women in leadership positions in The Gambia. The import of this section of the study is the changing attitude that emanated from group interaction.