Gatekeepers in qualitative research /
Gatekeepers are essential mediators for accessing study settings and participants within social research. They may be persons within organisations who have the power to grant or withhold access to people or situations during research into organisations. Gatekeepers may also represent any individual...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Gatekeepers are essential mediators for accessing study settings and participants within social research. They may be persons within organisations who have the power to grant or withhold access to people or situations during research into organisations. Gatekeepers may also represent any individual or group of individuals who may be invaluable for gaining access primarily due to their knowledge, connections with or membership in a research population. Furthermore, gatekeepers may also comprise persons or those in charge of formal institutions (e.g., heads of institutions such as headmasters and principal officers of organisations) whose permissions are required to attain access to key documents or persons under their formal care. Research conducted in spaces that are usually privately owned or managed, such as shopping malls, would also require ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529748543 1529748542 9781526421036 1526421038 |