- What are the best sources for finding participants who fit your criteria for inclusion in the sample? Recruitment will be formed by language-appropriate flyers posted in community-based organizations providing oral health care, child care, and other services. Other recruitment options will include laundromats, beauty shops, barber parlors, grocery stores, libraries, and churches.
- Who do you need to contact to get permission to distribute your announcement? Depending on the sites selection of recruitment, I would need to get permission from the site’s supervisors or owners of business, head of the departments, and city or county permits.
- How do you choose information-rich cases? I choose purposeful sampling based on all the inclusive criteria for selecting my sampling or participants. For instance, these inclusive criteria can include, only low-income participants, parents with children 6 years and under, and only participants residing within the focused community of the study.
- Brainstorm ideas for asking friends and/or family who could role-play the task of the interviewee sufficiently to provide a rich, detailed interview. Some of the ideas for asking family members and friends for a role-play include:
- Seeking friends and family members with children 6 years and under.
- Family members and/or friends who may have had experiences with the phenomena of interest,
- And refraining from describing the intended outcomes or purpose of the study.