Door Knocking as a Method of Recruiting a Sample

Part of the Real Life Options "toolkit" series, this document explores the practice of recruiting participants for an interview study by knocking on doors in the chosen fieldsite. It outlines the benefits of this recruitment option and gives some tips on how to put doorknocking into practice in your study.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Deciding on door knocking
  • Choosing your area(s)
  • Selecting streets
  • Leafleting
  • Door kocking
  • Safety
  • Refining the shape of your sample
  • Enriching your research

Sources

Davies, K. Real Life Methods, (2008). Door knocking as a method of recruiting a sample (Toolkit 05). Retrieved from website: http://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/539/1/2008-07-toolkit-doorknocking.pdf