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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Snowball Sampling Technique"”.
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Toward a Social Psychology of Social Movement Participation: Social Networks and the Process of Involvement
… inactive feminists and traditional women using a snowball sampling technique.
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Family Deepening: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Experience of Families Who Participate in Service Missions
… were identified through a criteria-based snowball sampling technique. The data were analyzed using constant comparison. Based on the data analysis a core category emerged that encapsulated the result of the family service experience. The core category was coined, "family deepening." …
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Work or welfare: The choice for single mothers in poverty
… job market to support their families. A snowball sampling technique resulted in a sample of ten women with experience both in the minimum-wage labor market and on welfare. The study took place over fourteen months. A qualitative design was used, including life histories, structured and …
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The effects of infidelity on lesbian relationships
… with 10 lesbian participants recruited using a snowball sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. In vivo coding, focused coding, and analytical memos along with member checking were used to analyze the data. Three themes emerged. First, infidelity due to distance and lack …
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An investigation into causes of saving behaviour among students at tertiary institutions: A case study of UNAM main campus
… was drawn from the population using a non-random sampling method, namely: snowball sampling technique. 324 questionnaires were handed over to the selected fourth year Namibian students aged 18 to 24 at UNAM main campus. The findings from the study indicated that financial literacy, parental …
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Psychological sense of community in Jewish adolescents of Perth, Western Australia
… W A Maccabi (Jewish sport club) and by using a snowball sampling technique. The total sample included 167 students (60 males and 107 females) in years 10, II and 12. Participants' PSC was assessed by the modified Sense of Community Index (SCI). Results showed significantly higher PSC in Carmel …
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Dyadic meta-accuracy in leader-member exchanges: an examination of antecedents and relational outcomes
… of this quality. The study utilized a snowball sampling technique to collect survey data from 72 supervisor-subordinate dyads. MANCOVA and ANOVA were utilized in the testing of hypotheses. Results supported physical proximity and trait visibility as predictors of meta-accuracy. …
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Subjective Definitions of Leisure by Older Women
… and lower-middle) were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. Informants were asked to first describe their most enjoyable involvement, then to rate the relevance of leisure and ten experiential variables as descriptors of their chosen involvement. Each informant was also asked to …
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Experiences of Abused Unemployed Young Women at Acornhoek Village, Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
… Municipality. Non-probability purposive and snowball sampling was used as a method to select the participants. To choose the participants, a non-probability purposive and snowball sampling technique was adopted. Ethical considerations were considered for the sake of confidentiality and the …
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New possibilities for expanding Pan-African commerce
… research methods, this study employed a snowball sampling technique to identify and engage key stakeholders, including business leaders and trade experts from across the continent. Data was collected through structured questionnaire interviews, enabling an in-depth examination of the core …
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Pregnancy Related Experiences of Bangladeshi Immigrant Women Living in a Major US Metropolitan Area
… 1995). A combination of purposeful and snowball sampling technique was used to select 10 women from three boroughs of New York City. The study came up with six major findings. They are as follows: 1. The trauma caused by transition into a new land is adversely affecting pregnancy …
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The type of support that family literacy programme graduate parents give to their first graders of formal school in Oshana region
… using phenomenological designs and qualitative techniques of data collection. A sample of 15 participants in Oshakati Circuit in Oshana Region was selected through snowball sampling technique and participated in the study. Data was gathered through faceto-face interview and documents analysis. …
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Burnout in school counselors: A comparison of race and gender of counselor experiences
… be measured. Using a criterion sample with a snowball sampling technique, the study yielded 437 acceptable responses to the CBI. There were 365 submissions by school counselors who identified as white or Caucasian. In comparison, there were 72 submissions from those of various ethnic groups, …
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Relationships between Recreational User Perceptions and the Biological Condition of West Virginia Watersheds
… the months of May and September, 2012. We used a snowball sampling technique that targeted watershed organizations and water recreation outfitters as initial contacts. Fishery data from 2000--2010 was used from eleven HUC8 watersheds as bioindicators of river condition. River segments and …
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Identification of risk factor in oil and gas projects in South Africa
… methodology to identify the risk factors. The snowball sampling technique was adopted to recruit the participants. Data was collected from participants via an online self-administration survey until a saturation point was reached. The respondents were 26 diverse, experienced professionals from …
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Traditional healing modalities in the provision of mental illness in Vhembe, Limpopo Province
… around Vhembe district in Limpopo province and snowball sampling technique was applied in order to identify and recruit relevant participants. The researcher conducted semi -structured interviews to gather the relevant data. Data analysis was based on the interpretative philosophy that aimed at …
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A critical analysis of the public signage of the commercial and non-commercial signs in Eenhana town, Ohangwena region
… goals of this study. A non-probability sampling approach was employed, acknowledging the impracticality of examining the entirety of commercial as well as non-commercial signage within Eenhana Town. The researcher purposively selected 20 signs, comprising ten commercials as well an equal …
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Epistemic communities and regional governance: policy development in municipal finance reform
… </p> <p>Using archival document analysis, the snowball sampling technique, data collected from 100 structured interviews, a four-step EC identification process, and social network methods such as network mapping, exponential random graph models and quadratic assignment procedures analysis, I …
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Privilege in Families: Complexity in Adult Sibling Relationships
… qualitative and feminist methodologies. I used a snowball sampling technique to recruit participants. Data were collected through the use of qualitative in-depth interviews. The interview guides were developed based on the research questions, the review of literature, and the theories guiding the …
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An exploration of the experience of minoritised ethnic nurse academics in UK higher education institutions
… intersect with these experiences. Methodology A snowball sampling technique was used to identify and recruit eleven academics, ten females and one male, from minoritised backgrounds in the UK. Data was obtained using in-depth interviews between 2017 and 2018. A narrative research methodology …
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