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Sampling in Qualitative Research Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications

Sampling n Sampling; It is involves selecting a group of people, events, behavior or any other elements. n Sampling plan: the process of making the selection. n Sample: selected group of people or elements……. . Sampling decision : have the major impact on the Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 3 10/25/2021 research result n

Sample n Sampling becomes purposive, not random. n To be valid, study must observe truly representative sample. n Multiple realities of population should be represented 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 4

Sampling Procedures n n Quantitative n Qualitative Research n Seeks to understand Examine the phenomena…. . The distribution of information may not previously known be distributed phenomena and among testing relationships population………it is between variables---not appropriate to --It is appropriate to use random sampling technique Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative 10/25/2021 Research and its Practical Applications 5

Sample in Qualitative Research n Select the sample according to the purpose of the study rather than the relationship of the subject to the over all population. n Data are collected until no new information is obtained. 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 6

How many interview subjects do I need? n Interview as many subjects as necessary to find out what you need to know. (Kvale, 1996). n It depends on a study Purpose. n **To understand the world as experienced by one specific person……one subject is sufficient 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 7

Types of Samples n 1 - Opportunistic sample: the informants are selected according to the quality of their relationships with the researcher and their abilities to provide clear explination for the researcher. n 2 - Convenience sample: may be limited by time, constrains or other factors 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 8

Judgmental Sample n Informants has been chosen because of their specialized knowledge of some particular topic. Purposive sample =theoretical sample: n Informant will facilitate the development of emerging theory are selected……. having specific characteristics. n 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 9

Snowball or Nominated n In which sample frame follows social networks……. . this technique is particularly useful when the researcher is regarded with suspicion and mistrust in the setting. 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 10

Cont. n **Attitudes of boys and girls toward competition for grades…. . the sample may be as small as three boys and three girls. n A common critique of the qualitative study is that the findings are not generalizable because there are too few subjects 10/25/2021 Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative Research and its Practical Applications 11

Learned Lessons n Obtaining detailed significant Knowledge from a few subjects which can be later generalizable to lager group. n Quantitatively, each single case contained immense number of observations. n Qualitatively, the focus in single case made it possible to investigate in detail the relationship of a specific behavior to its context, to workout the logic of the relationship between the individual and the situation Dr. Amina Rashad, Qualitative 10/25/2021 Research and its Practical Applications 12