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- Title
Recruitment issues in school-based research: lessons learned from the High 5 Alabama Project.
- Authors
Harrington, K F; Binkley, D; Reynolds, K D; Duvall, R C; Copeland, J R; Franklin, F; Raczynski, J
- Abstract
School-based research requires a multi-level recruitment process to ensure an adequate sample. This article describes the High 5 Alabama recruitment experience at four levels; district, school, classroom and individual. One hundred percent of 28 schools across three districts and 108 classroom teachers contacted agreed to participate. Moderate success (69%) at the individual level, which required active parental consent for the student and parent to participate, resulted in 1,698 student/parent participants. An examination of differences between participants and nonparticipants revealed under-representation of a subsample of the population in the project sample. Suggestions obtained from project staff and teachers intended to enhance future school-based recruitment strategies include enlistment of a district advocate; meeting with teachers to solicit support; using incentives with students and teachers; direct contact with parents; having teachers keep rosters of students returning consent forms; and tailoring recruitment strategies for specific subpopulations.
- Publication
The Journal of school health, 1997, Vol 67, Issue 10, p415
- ISSN
0022-4391
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb01287.x