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Challenges of recruiting a vulnerable population in a grounded theory study
Author(s) -
Chiang Vico C.,
Keatinge Diana,
Williams Ann K.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2001.00090.x
Subject(s) - grounded theory , field (mathematics) , engineering ethics , research ethics , resolution (logic) , population , psychology , qualitative research , sociology , public relations , political science , social science , computer science , engineering , demography , mathematics , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics
Recruitment is a crucial and fundamental part of research and one that poses various degrees of difficulty. This is particularly so when the area of research is one that is either highly sensitive, or that involves participants who are deemed to be particularly vulnerable. This article explores the inherent tensions in matters of participant recruitment among meeting the demands of institutional ethics committees, satisfying the concerns of clinicians in the field and the need to maintain methodological rigor. A postgraduate research student’s experience of these tensions underpins the discussion. The article concludes with an outline of the student’s strategies and resolution of these issues.