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Unique features of application of convenient and purposive sampling in examining the factors that affect the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in managing the electoral process (1996-2012) / Rex Hibajene.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hibajene, Rex, author.
- Series:
- SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research.
- SAGE Research methods: diversifying and decolonizing research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electoral Commission of Zambia.
- Elections--Zambia--Research.
- Elections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2024.
- Summary:
- This study examined the factors that affected the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)'s management of the electoral process from 1996 to 2012. This study stems from the conditions and consequences of an effective electoral process in a liberal democratic country. Since its establishment in 1996 to 2012, the ECZ's main objective has been to deliver a credible electoral process by effectively performing its core functions. However, some electoral stakeholders have argued that the ECZ has not been adequate in delivering free and fair elections, and other electoral related activities. The study used convenient and purposive sampling when contacting the key informants. Most research is conducted on convenience and purposive samples that may be randomly or non-randomly drawn. A convenience sample is the one that is drawn from a source that is conveniently accessible to the researcher. A purposive sample is the one whose characteristics are defined for a purpose that is relevant to the study. The unique feature of findings of a study based on convenience and purposive sampling is that data can only be generalized to the (sub)population from which the sample is drawn and not to the entire population. This article explains the unique features of using convenient and purpose sampling in examining the factors that affect the Electoral Commission of Zambia in managing the electoral process (1996-2012).Key Words: Elections, Electoral Process, Electoral Commission of Zambia, Purposive Sampling, Convenient Sampling.
- Notes:
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- ISBN:
- 1-5296-8747-0
- 9781529687477
- OCLC:
- 1428169264
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