Researching Hidden & Hard-to-reach Pops. (574X8)
Researching Hidden and Hard-to-reach Populations
Module 574X8
Module details for 2024/25.
0 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
Hard to reach’, ‘rare’ and/or ‘hidden’ populations are often of particular interest to social science researchers, yet present obvious challenges to identify and engage them in the research process. Such populations typically include individuals facing stigmatisation who are likely to be unwilling to identify themselves in public contexts.  
 
This workshop reviews the reasons why we may want to engage such populations in research and assesses the range of methods which have been employed to access them. This includes various chain referral methods, respondent driven sampling, privileged access interviews, engaged or activist research and applications of Internet research. Although some of these applications, such as snowball sampling, are now well established, others are only widely used in health research and are still at the experimental stage in the social sciences more broadly.  
In addition, research with hard to reach and hidden populations often generates particular ethical concerns which will also be considered in detail. 
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | Vacation Week 7 | 100.00% |
Timing
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Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
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| Summer Teaching | Workshop | 8 hours | 010 |
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