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Good day all,
I am considering administering a questionnaire to members of the general public (a random sample).
I was wondering if anyone had any advice about how to access things like names and addresses? Are there companies that hold such information? Would the electoral roll be accessible?
It's still early days so I've not fully thought it all through, any advice is welcomed at this point!
Thanks,
Adam
Good Morning,
I am a fist year PhD'er and I am having some difficulty getting my head around methodologies.
For the first part of my project I will be carrying out interviews with some 'key players' in the field, I have developed an open semi-structured interview schedule to use. I am going to code and analyse the data and any themes identified will help direct the rest of my research.
I am however going around in circles trying to decide on a theoretical perspective and would appreciate any help or book/paper recommendations.
My Problems:
Grounded Theory: I have already undertaken a literature review. I cannot guarantee data saturation as I have a limit to the number of 'key players'.
Phenomenology: I am hoping to elicit the views and opinions of my key players and produce themes from these. I will therefore not be look for the human experience specifically.
Thematic analysis: Seems to be a method used in most methodologies rather than one in its own right.
Thanks in advance,
Adam
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