Human services professionals are required to continue to learn, engage, and stay current in their field of choice. Discuss your target population, future/current work goals, and how professional development will fit into your future career development. Why is this important? What else would you like to learn related to your future career?
To prepare for this Discussion: There are “rules of thumb” that guide each qualitative approach. Review Patton’s chapter on sampling types, and study
To prepare for this Discussion: There are “rules of thumb” that guide each qualitative approach. Review Patton’s chapter on sampling types, and study sampling strategies in research articles on the approach you have chosen. Review the articles on data saturation and theoretical saturation, and consider which criteria you will follow