Snowballing ... #prayforme : a qualitative study using snowball sampling /
This case study discusses the experience of reaching an unknown population, the challenges that were encountered, and the need to be flexible to keep progressing in your research. The original research used followership, charismatic leadership, and sacrificial leadership as theoretical frameworks to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2019.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This case study discusses the experience of reaching an unknown population, the challenges that were encountered, and the need to be flexible to keep progressing in your research. The original research used followership, charismatic leadership, and sacrificial leadership as theoretical frameworks to focus on the survivors of the 1978 Jonestown massacre. Focus groups and individual interviewing methods were used to explore the lived experiences of the mass murder-suicide. In this case study, I discuss how conducting qualitative research required me to identify and interview a population who survived the most horrific event involving church members at that time. Although opposition was anticipated, selecting participants proved to be more challenging than I had imagined. I present the risks involved in choosing a sensitive subject matter that entails having participants to recall a difficult period of their life. There is discussion concerning time restraints imposed on the research, which caused me to swap my internship to conduct a pilot study. This phase was necessary as a turning point in determining whether or not I had the ability to reach the hidden population. Snowball sampling evolved through a process of having to confront rejection while balancing the reality of completing my dissertation. Although snowball sampling is a time-consuming process, it provided a population pool of potential participants. However, purposeful sampling was employed in an effort to ensure diversity among those who agreed to participate in the study. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526491039 1526491036 |