the theoretical and empirical fields of research, paul dowling, school of culture language and communication institute of education university of london

Operationalising Research

Opportunity Sample

Snowball sample (eg Becker)
- driven by the practical exigencies of the research
- need to establish plausible argument in respect of representativeness (Piaget, Lawler, Kress)

Becker, H.S., 1953, ‘Becoming a Marihuana User’, American Journal of Sociology, 59, pp. 235-42

Kress, G. (1993). "Against Arbitrariness: the social production of the sign as a foundational issue in critical discourse analysi." Discourse and Society 4(2): pp. 169-91.

Lawler, R. W. (1985). Computer Experience and Cognitive Development: a child's learning in a computer culture. Chichester, Ellis Horwood.

Piaget, J. (1932). The Moral Judgement of the Child. London, RKP.


	Operationalising Research Opportunity Sample Snowball sample (eg Becker) driven by the practical exigencies of the research need to establish plausible argument in respect of representativeness (Piaget, Lawler, Kress) from: Sampling to: theoretical sample Becker, H.S., 1953, ‘Becoming a Marihuana User’, American Journal of Sociology, 59, pp. 235-42 Kress, G. (1993). "Against Arbitrariness: the social production of the sign as a foundational issue in critical discourse analysi." Discourse and Society 4(2): pp. 169-91. Lawler, R. W. (1985). Computer Experience and Cognitive Development: a child's learning in a computer culture. Chichester, Ellis Horwood. Piaget, J. (1932). The Moral Judgement of the Child. London, RKP.