Sampling ‘Hard to Reach’ Populations in Qualitative Research

By Laura S. Abrams. 2010

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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In General Health Professions

1. Gene E. Fusch
2. O. Robinson
3. Lawrence R. Ness
4. Patricia Fusch

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1. Gene E. Fusch
2. O. Robinson
3. Lawrence R. Ness
4. Patricia Fusch

Citations in the corpus

• How to Conduct a Mini-Ethnographic Case Study: A Guide for Novice Researchers (2017, methodology): “One is not looking for a representative sample; instead, the sample is one that represents the particular participants who have the knowledge, skills, and expertise to answer the research question (Abrams, 2010).”
• Sampling in Interview-Based Qualitative Research: A Theoretical and Practical Guide (2014, background): “For example, Abrams (2010) refers to a study on “vulnerable youth,” which required individuals to respond to a flier and call the researcher to participate, but thereby was limited to those youth who were proactive and confident enough to actively call up a stranger to volunteer in a study and…”