Tiana Mikes Project - Alaska Pacific University

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I choose to start with the Boomer generation, because these women were alive in
the process of the most significant feminism movement. I wanted variety in generations
to discover any commonalities in perceptions in each generation or across the
generations. I thought that it would be interesting to see if there were any generational
difference in what they believe feminism is and what the future of feminism should be.
Process for sample selection
My process of selection was convenience. According to Miles and Huberman
(1994), “convenience saves time, money, and effort, but at the expense of information
and credibility” (as cited in Marshall & Rossman, 2006, p. 71). A mass email was sent to
the students of Alaska Pacific University Degree Completion Program through the
director of the program. I have attached the email invitation in Appendix A. Being that
participant response was voluntary helps to establish validity and credibility of research. I
received six responses, which was my goal. I was able to interview five participants. Due
to lack of time in her schedule, my sixth participant was unable to be interviewed.
Instruments
For my research project, I chose to use two instruments a demographic survey and
an interview schedule. First, a demographic survey that is included in this document as
Appendix B. A demographic survey is a tool to identify my participants in the population.
In addition, it is a context to place the individual in my study and individual interviews.
The second instrument is an interview schedule and it is included in this document as
Appendix C. The interview schedule consists of six questions that I used to guide me