In contrast to quantitative research study participants who are selected to be as representative of a population as possible, qualitative research participants are selected because they
a. Are philosophically attuned to the use of narratives and narrative analysis as the best means to convey their experience to the researcher and to others
b. Meet the requirements for involvement in the study that the researcher specified at the outset of the study's implementation
c. Also are representative of the population
d. Have experienced the phenomenon of interest
ANS: D
The criterion for selecting participants for a qualitative study is that they have experienced the phenomenon of interest. The participants' view of the value of narrative research and analysis is not the reason that study participants in a qualitative study are selected. In qualitative methodology, the method of sampling may differ as the study progresses, since the researcher may be led to interview a broader range of subjects than originally intended by what early participants relate. Although representativeness of the sample, especially through random sampling, is important to external validity (that is, the extent to which the sample's findings can be applied to the population) for quantitative methods, it is not a characteristic of qualitative research.
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