Continuing the inquiry on the different research designs, the next step will

be the key to identifying a particular research design. Answer the following

questions:

1. If I could discover the reason behind a school‘s experience with

organizational development, I would ask_______. (Case Study)
2. If I could discover the shared lived experiences of one quality or
phenomenon in others, I would want to know about ________.
(Phenomenology)
3. If I could experience a different culture by living/ observing it, I would
choose to experience ______. (Ethnography)
4. If I could discover what actually occurred and was experienced in a single
lived event, that event would be _______. (Case Study)
5. If I could discover a theory for a single phenomenon of living as shared by
others, I would choose to discover the theory of______. (Grounded Theory)
 Description of
Sampling and Data
Collection
Sampling- refers to the process of selecting a subset of
items from a defined population for inclusion into a
study.
 Three main types of Qualitative Sampling
Purposeful/Purposive Sampling a sampling
technique that qualitative researchers use to
recruit participants who can provide in-depth and
detailed information about the phenomenon
under investigation. In this type of sampling,
participants are selected or sought based on
preselected criteria based on the research
question.
 Three main types of Qualitative Sampling
Purposeful/Purposive Sampling
For example,

Current nurses’ perceptions of leadership styles within a

specific hospital setting.

The study may be attempting to collect data from

lymphoma patients in a particular city or county.
 Three main types of Qualitative Sampling
Quota Sampling is a sampling technique whereby
participant quotas are preset prior to sampling.
Typically, the researcher is attempting to gather
data from a certain number of participants that
meet certain characteristics that may include
things such as age, sex, class, marital status, HIV
status, etc.
 Three main types of Qualitative Sampling
Snowball Sampling is also known as chain
referral sampling. In this method, the participants
refer the researcher to others who may be able
to potentially contribute or participate in the
study. This method often helps researchers find
and recruit participants that may otherwise be
hard to reach.
One-half crosswise.............
Imagine that you have arrived in Malate, Manila to conduct a case
study on working street children. A local social worker introduces
you to two former street working children and you learn that they
still have lots of friends still working on the street. As a way to
identify participants for your study, you ask the two former street
working children if they can recommend and invite some of their
friends on the street to participate in the study. You also ask them
to spread word of the study in anticipation that their friends will
also help you to identify potential participants.

How would you classify this kind of sampling? Explain your answer.
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