Advantages and limitations of group discussion (2024)

Advantages

• Democratic method-giving equal opportunities to all

• Appeals to the practical type of individuals

• Creates a degree of interest

• Participants approach the problem with an open mind and suspended judgement in the spirit of enquiry

• Combined and co-operative thinking (pooling of wisdom)

• A small group can think together on a problem in an informal manner and work out solutions better and faster

• Develops group morale

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• Scientific method

• Participants need not be good speakers or debaters

• Improves one’s capacity for critical and analytical thinking

Limitations

• Factions in villages may hinder the successful use of group discussion

• Difficult to get ideal group leader with self discipline

• Not suitable to topics which the participants are not aware

• Difficult to achieve hom*ogeneity

• Size of the group has to be limited

• Not suitable for taking decisions at times of crisis of emergency – slow process

• The scope for orderly or coherent arrangement of ideas is limited