One size does not fit all – overcoming barriers to participant recruitment in qualitative research

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (11) ◽

pp. 92-98

Author(s):

Nur Farahiah Azmi ◽

Hazriah Hasan ◽

Mohd Nor Hakimin Yusoff ◽

Siti Rohana Mohamad

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Real Life ◽

Language Barrier ◽

Valuable Insight ◽

Valuable Contribution ◽

Participant Recruitment

Qualitative research is highly acknowledged for their valuable contribution to various research disciplines, including governance. Therefore, this paper aimed to report real-life researcher experience in conducting an interview with Islamic charity. Findings from this study revealed four main challenges faced by the researchers, such as participant recruitment, language barrier, confidentiality, and time and venue for the interview. Such outcomes offered valuable insight for future researchers regarding possible challenges and their subsequent solutions in conducting interviews in the context of Islamic charity governance research.

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Conducting Congruent, Ethical Qualitative Research on Internet-Mediated Research Environments

Information Security and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-937-3.ch177 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 2650-2665

Author(s):

M. Maczewski ◽

M.A. Storey ◽

M. Hoskins

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Data Collection ◽

Data Use ◽

Research Practices ◽

Participant Recruitment ◽

Technical Research ◽

Research Environments ◽

Collection Data ◽

Dynamic Interplay

Research practices in Internet-mediated environments are influenced by the dynamic interplay of online, onground and technical research spheres. This chapter illuminates the different ways in which studies can be located within these spheres and explores the resulting implications for researcher-participant relationships. Issues of participant recruitment, data collection, data use and ownership, trust and voice are discussed. The authors suggest that to conduct ethical qualitative research online, the researcher is required to develop and demonstrate awareness of the specific Internet-mediated research contexts, knowledge of technologies used and of research practices congruent with the situatedness of the study.

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Conducting Congruent, Ethical Qualitative Research on Internet-Mediated Research Environments

Readings in Virtual Research Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-152-0.ch004 ◽

2004 ◽

pp. 62-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. Maczewski ◽

M.-A. Storey ◽

M. Hoskins

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Data Collection ◽

Data Use ◽

Research Practices ◽

Participant Recruitment ◽

Technical Research ◽

Research Environments ◽

Collection Data ◽

Dynamic Interplay

Research practices in Internet-mediated environments are influenced by the dynamic interplay of online, onground and technical research spheres. This chapter illuminates the different ways in which studies can be located within these spheres and explores the resulting implications for researcher-participant relationships. Issues of participant recruitment, data collection, data use and ownership, trust and voice are discussed. The authors suggest that to conduct ethical qualitative research online, the researcher is required to develop and demonstrate awareness of the specific Internet-mediated research contexts, knowledge of technologies used and of research practices congruent with the situatedness of the study.

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Participant Recruitment for Qualitative Research: A Site-Based Approach to Community Research in Complex Societies

Human Organization ◽

10.17730/humo.58.2.t5g838w7u1761868 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 128-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 126

Author(s):

Thomas Arcury ◽

Sara Quandt

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Community Research ◽

Complex Societies ◽

Participant Recruitment ◽

A Site

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Reconceptualizing Recruitment in Qualitative Research

International Journal of Qualitative Methods ◽

10.1177/16094069211042493 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 160940692110424

Author(s):

Isaac Bonisteel ◽

Rayzel Shulman ◽

Leigh A. Newhook ◽

Astrid Guttmann ◽

Sharon Smith ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Dynamic Nature ◽

Research Project ◽

Participant Recruitment ◽

Participant Engagement ◽

Healthcare Environment ◽

Recruitment Communication ◽

Definition Of

Adequate participant recruitment is critical for any qualitative research project. Our research team experienced numerous difficulties when attempting to recruit young adults with type 1 diabetes to discuss their transition from pediatric to adult-focused care. Using our experience as a case study, we identify the activities involved in four phases of participant recruitment: (1) development of a recruitment plan, (2) implementation, (3) participant engagement post-data collection, and (4) post-recruitment assessment. We present a new definition of participant recruitment which better captures the range of activities involved. We discuss aspects impacting recruitment in our case: the influence of other stakeholders, the dynamic nature of recruitment, recruitment of specific populations, and the challenges of recruiting within a healthcare environment. Finally, we identify and consider four factors that impact participant recruitment: communication, participant interest/value, participant trust in the research project, and participant availability and consider potential strategies for overcoming barriers related to each factor. In the end, our case underscores the centrality and potential fluidity of participant recruitment within qualitative research.

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Conducting rapid qualitative research amongst people with experience of rough sleeping in London during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences ◽

10.1177/26320843211061301 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 263208432110613

Author(s):

Stephen Parkin ◽

Joanne Neale ◽

Emmert Roberts ◽

Eileen Brobbin ◽

Alice Bowen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Local Authority ◽

Longitudinal Design ◽

Framework Analysis ◽

Public Health Response ◽

Participant Recruitment ◽

Multi Stage ◽

Health Response ◽

The Uk

In March 2020, the ‘Everyone In’ initiative was introduced by the UK government as a public health response to COVID-19. This initiative sought to temporarily accommodate people experiencing rough sleeping in hotels in all local authority areas throughout England. In London, ‘Everyone In’ involved the procurement of vacant accommodation in over 100 hotels and temporarily re-housed approximately 2000 individuals. A rapid qualitative study was undertaken within two hotels to explore experiences of the initiative from the perspective of people accommodated in the hotels. This article describes how standard qualitative methods were adapted and implemented to complete the study whilst meeting COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. The research involved a longitudinal design of a two-stage qualitative interview that sought to capture residents’ experience of ‘Everyone In’ at two points in time (while in the hotel and when residents had left the hotel). Adapted qualitative methods were employed by a team of 13 researchers. These adaptations included socially distanced leaflet dropping, telephone-based participant recruitment, a remote, multistage, longitudinal qualitative telephone interviewing and rapid framework analysis. 35 hotel residents were recruited into the study (two subsequently withdrew participation). A total of 299 (of a possible 330) short interviews were completed by 33 participants (26 male and 7 female) as part of the multi-stage, longitudinal design of the study. This study indicates that adapted qualitative research methods employed during a pandemic can be successfully applied to obtain insights and experiences (of individuals and groups) otherwise difficult to reach and/or complex to understand.

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Induction, Deduction, and Cyclical Movement: A Review of Qualitative Research Methods

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1308 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Christine Patton

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Methods ◽

Research Process ◽

Qualitative Research Methods ◽

Participant Recruitment ◽

Research Questions

In Qualitative Research Methods, Hennink, Hutter, and Bailey (2011) offer readers an overview of every phase of qualitative research from formulating research questions, to participant recruitment, to writing and presenting results. In each of these phases, the authors push readers to continuously move between induction and deduction and embrace the cyclical nature of the qualitative research process.

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