SAMPLING ISSUES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Choosing a sample - purposeful sampling in qualitative research and evaluation. See "Box 3.7" part way down the page. From the Social Policy Programme, The World Conservation Union, Switzerland.
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Mugo, Fridah W. Sampling In Research.
A discussion directed to novice researchers on the use of various types of sampling techniques used in quantitiative research, guides for determining sample size and strategies for avoiding sampling errors.O'Connor, Thomas R., Department of Justice Studies, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Qualitative Social Science Research Methodology.
Sandelowski, Margarete. (1995). Sample size in qualitative research. Research in Nursing and Health, 18, 179-183.
Schatz, Philip, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Saint Joseph's University). Sampling In Research. A brief outline of dominant issues including Random Sampling, Purposeful Sampling, Sample Size, Bias and Error.
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