Participants and Sampling

Research Problem: What are the outcomes of a reverse inclusion setting for meeting preschoolers with disabilities goals and objectives?
How would I now select participants to help address this problem? I would need to have students with disabilities participating in reverse inclusion settings because I am looking to see what the outcomes of their goals and objectives are based on their setting.

~ Probability sampling:
o Cons:
- Unknown probability of sampling
- May not have a large number of students to work with or select from
- Access
- Time
- Resource
- Financial constraints
o Pros:
- Random selected participates
- Quantitative study
~ Non-probability sampling:
o Cons:
- Not as random
- Limited generalization
o Pros:
- More useful participates
- Availability to the researcher
- Different types of sampling techniques: typical, extreme, maximum, snowball,
critical case.
- More relevant to qualitative studies

For my particular study I would use the non-probability sampling procedure. The different sampling techniques in the non-probability sampling are more relevant to my study. Due to access to students with disabilities in a reverse inclusion classroom I would look at using the purposive sampling. The reverse inclusion classrooms are not very common. I would need to find particular school systems that have this program. Once those systems are identified I would need to get in contact with the classroom teacher, and possibly parents of participants in the study. There would also be a chance to use the snowball technique to find the participants just by word of mouth. Using the critical case sampling technique would also be idea to use to find participants. The sampling would also depend on the parents’ willingness to have their child be a participant.