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Sampling Technique in Qualitative RESEARCH (Research Participant/Informant)
Sampling Technique in Qualitative RESEARCH (Research Participant/Informant)
PLG 702
12 March 2019
ACCESS TO THE SAMPLE
Theoretical Convenience
Sampling Sampling
Sampling
Technique
Question:
What is the disadvantage of this method?
SNOWBALL SAMPLING
Question:
What is the disadvantage of this method?
SNOWBALL SAMPLING
Person
RESEARCHER RESEARCHER HAS 3
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CONTACTS
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Question:
What is the disadvantage of this method?
KINDS OF PURPOSIVE SAMPLING
● Homogeneous sampling
● Reputational case sampling
● Revelatory case sampling
● Politically important case sampling
● Complete collection sampling
● Theoretical sampling
● Confirming and disconfirming case sampling
THEORETICAL SAMPLING
Developed from grounded theory approach.
The researcher must have sufficient data to be able to
generate and ‘ground’ the theory in the research context,
i.e. to create theoretical explanation of what is
happening in the situation, without having any data that
do not fit the theory.
The researcher proceeds in gathering more and more
data until the theory remains unchanged (saturated),
until no modifications to the grounded theory are made
in light of the constant comparison method.
THEORETICAL SAMPLING
Goving opportunity to analyse the data as the sampling
progresses
Researcher can add to or change the emphasis of the
sample design
Ensuring robustness.
Question:
What is the disadvantage of this method?
VOLUNTEER SAMPLING
Volunteers may be well intentioned, but they do not
necessarily represent the wider population.
Caution: people volunteer for different motives, e.g.:
wanting to help a friend
interest in the research
wanting to benefit society
revenge on a particular school or head teacher.