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Recruitment and sampling
— qualitative research with older people | | Author(s) | Caroline Holland |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Policy on Ageing - CPA; Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies (CABS), Open University |
| Publisher | Centre for Policy on Ageing, London, 2005 |
| Pages | 84 pp (The representation of older people in ageing research series, no 5) |
| Source | Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX. |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Research ; Participation ; Sampling ; Qualitative Studies ; Methodology ; Conference proceedings. |
| Annotation | Recruitment and sampling are important in social gerontology, because they directly affect research findings. The papers in this volume describe five quite different studies of ageing and intergenerational relationships. The methodologies and sample sizes involved range from a micro-level study of relationships to a multi-method approach incorporating interviews with people identified from a larger study. Common themes that emerge include 'vulnerability' and ethics; the role of the gatekeeper; the role of language; and older people as research partners. Caroline Holland introduces issues in recruiting and sampling, including some coverage of ESRC Growing Older Programme (GO) projects. Jane Montague's "Researching relationships in talk amongst women who are personally connected" concerns a small-scale, detailed study of conversations about personal relationships. She describes how her method of recruitment was crucial to the sort of data that would be generated. Thomas Scharf considers the difficulties encountered and lessons learned when recruiting participants from deprived neighbourhoods. Rebecca L Jones' paper, "Recruiting older people to talk about sex," offers "some practical and theoretical reflections" on her experiences of dealing with a sensitive topic. Sheila Peace, Joanna Bornat, David Jones and Brian Dimmock, in "Finding people to interview", sought different generations of families for their study of the impact of family change on older people. They outline the small-scale, in-depth qualitative approach and the decision to locate the study in one place, Luton. Andrew Clark, Caroline Holland, Sheila Peace and Jeanne Katz outline their research, "Social interactions in urban public places" focusing on participative method and recruitment strategies. Their aim is to produce comprehensive data and analysis on social interactions in key public places within Aylesbury, and to relate their findings to emerging local and national policy agendas on public space. The papers are revisions of those first presented at a joint CPA/CABS seminar in June 2004. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050607001 B |
| Classmark | BG: 3A: TMB: 3Y7: 3DP: 3D: 6M |
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