Senior thesis

Methodology Section Checklist

__x___Sampling strategy clear (include proper terminology & citation)

You have a very detailed description of your sampling and selection process, that is good. You mention snowball, and this also purposive/purposeful, due to only certain people qualifying, and due to all the efforts you are describing to have certain populations adequately represented. Go to Additional Thesis Resources SOC 322 Review Types of Sampling and Coding, and you can cite either Berg and Lune 2011 as listed there (or you can use the Ravitch book from the 322 class if you still have it)..

__x___Length of interviews/observations (give longest, shortest, and average length, if interviewing; and amount of time spent at each location if observing)

I see the shortest but not the longest… I guess it’s exactly 30??

__x___Demographics of respondents

Very good.

__x___Role of researcher (reflexivity)

Good! It is clear your relationship to the interviewees, as well as the ones that went better/worse and why. One of the best in the class at this, very good discussion!

__x___Confidentiality procedures

Good!

_x____Transcribing (what process did you use to transcribe? Did you eliminate um, uh, repeated words? Did you use any kind of dictation software? What kind of recording device, etc.) (If observing, describe the process you used to create field notes, both on and off the field)

__x___Coding (Will you be using open coding? Axial coding? In vivo codes? Pre-determined theoretical codes? Some combination thereof? etc. Include proper terminology & citation.)

Excellent at terminology, just add the citation as noted above under sampling.

__x___Analysis procedures (how did you/will you decide which patterns to focus on in your paper? Will you be using any numerical charts or typologies? Will you be shortening/cleaning up quotes for readability when presenting them in the paper? Etc.)