Participant selection as a conscious research method
Thinking forward and the deliberation of 'Emergent' findings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2403532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Earle Reybold (George Mason University), Jill D Lammert (George Mason University), Jill Lammert (George Mason University), Stacia M Stribling (George Mason University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 699-716 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468794112465634 |
| OpenAlex | W1998942520 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 25 |
Participant selection is one of the most invisible and least critiqued methods in qualitative circles. Researchers do not just collect and analyze neutral data; they decide who matters as data. Each choice repositions inquiry, closing down some opportunities while creating others. After reviewing the selection literature, we present critical vignettes of our selection choices in three separate studies, examining how those choices directed meaning making within and beyond the studies. Our analysis across these vignettes uncovered a constant interface-and often a struggle-between our personal situations and social agendas as qualitative researchers. Four aspects of this Reporting In/Reporting Out tension are discussed: trusting qualitative research, building the story, dealing with powerful others, and accepting unintended consequences. We encourage qualitative researchers to critically think forward their selection choices before and during the research process, to be mindful that selection is a constitutive method of the data collection and analysis process
Data collection · Deliberation · Epistemology · Participant observation · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |