The logic of small samples in interview-based qualitative research

By M. Crouch, Heather McKenzie. 2006

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Subfields: Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Timeline Mapping in Qualitative Interviews: A Study of Resilience with Marginalized Groups (2015, background): “For such studies a small number of cases are recommended (i.e., fewer than 20) (Crouch & McKenzie 2006; Kuzel et al., 1999).”
• Entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: the case of the hospitality industry (2018, methodology): “Following the guidelines of methodological research on how to pursue meaningful and valid qualitative research (Crouch & McKenzie, 2006), the main restriction when selecting the interviewees was to ensure speaking with established experts in the industry (Reay, 2014; Salvato & Corbetta, 2013).”
• Sample Size and Saturation in PhD Studies Using Qualitative Interviews (2010, background): “This is because qualitative research is concerned with meaning and not making generalised hypothesis statements (see also CROUCH & McKENZIE, 2006).”
• Role of electronic word-of-mouth content and valence in influencing online purchase behavior (2018, background): “Many social researchers support a small number of samples for in-depth interviews in order to maintain close interaction and engagement with the respondents in a natural setting (in an uncontrolled environment) (Crouch and McKenzie 2006).”
• Motivations for implementation of ecological compensation areas on Swiss lowland farms (2014, background): “The key point is the explanatory status of this research with aims that include clarifying the nature of some specific situations in the social world and examining the dynamic qualities of these situations, while not including describing the proportionate relationships among the sample, or drawing c”