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Recruiting Transcultural Qualitative Research Participants: A Conceptual Model

2005; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/160940690500400204

1609-4069

Phyllis Eide, Carol B. Allen,

Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare

Working with diverse populations poses many challenges to the qualitative researcher who is a member of the dominant culture. Traditional methods of recruitment and selection (such as flyers and advertisements) are often unproductive, leading to missed contributions from potential participants who were not recruited and researcher frustration. In this article, the authors explore recruitment issues related to the concept of personal knowing based on experiences with Aboriginal Hawai'ian and Micronesian populations, wherein knowing and being known are crucial to successful recruitment of participants. They present a conceptual model that incorporates key concepts of knowing the other, cultural context, and trust to guide other qualitative transcultural researchers. They also describe challenges, implications, and concrete suggestions for recruitment of participants.