EDDE 806 - Post VII - Now what was that about Open Ended Questions???
Last evening I joined 806 (which seemed to have a very small group of people attending) for their bi-weekly meetup. I think that for this post I will write more about my 2 take-aways from the session in general, rather than recap both presentations.: Take-away #1: Small sample sizes aren't necessarily a problem. Both Tracy and Leslie (presenters of the evening) were taking about their work (well, the work they are gearing up to do), and they both have between 6 and 12 participants for their research. I am thinking about my own dissertation process, my own "problem" (which isn't a problem, so I hate using that term, but whatever), and how many people can be my informants (at most 16, but most likely 10 or so will agree to be part of it). I've been thinking that AU might have issues with such small sample sizes. However, considering that I am not aiming at generalization (and neither are the presenters from last night's session), I am encouraged to co...