Recruiting subjects for a research project

Recruiting subjects for a research project to determine the best leadership style

To choose the best leadership for a group, first, we need to understand the weakness and strengths of the leader's role in establishing friendly ground rules and a well-structured group. Suppose the researcher does not know what kind of strong leadership is the goal. In that case, they could not be able to identify the solid questionaries for the participants, as well as recruit participants. For example, giving power to the group member is a strength, or building an individual's responsibility inside the group is a strength. But, the most popular decision-making for leadership is not a strength, or rapid decision-making is not a strength.

Another piece of information a researcher needs before registering to participate is the facilitative style. The facilitative style for leadership is a tool that "encourages the leader to show empathy in their interactions with those under them; this means listening freely without judgment or criticism of any kind of verbal and non-verbal actions of followers or subordinates." (Carter, 2022)

The facilitative style gives a fantastic opportunity and space to create new ideas to explore and space for learning and empowering. However, the researcher should also be aware of the facilitative style's weakness. For example, the facilitative style (or conductive style) could be a tool to make the group aimless and chaotic. Even the facilitative style could make a shallow to the group. (Choosing change, 2022, p. 4) 

Lastly, situational leadership is an important element that researchers should consider before attempting to recruit and register. The situational leadership approach is "performance as situation-specific, requiring leaders to assess performance based on a specific task and work climate. Leaders should frequently reassess the performance of individuals to continue meeting their needs, in terms of both direction and support." (Situational, 2022)

"Why must nonparametric analysis be used to analyze the data obtained from the surveys?" (CTU, 2022)

The nonparametric analysis is usually used when the data is not normal or, let's say, we do not have normalized distributed data.

A not normalized distribution usually is skewed left or skewed to the right and may not represent the real distribution of data through the group. The best example of these kind of data was our unit 4 individual project.

"What must this researcher know about the construction process of a survey that would ensure a valid, reliable assessment instrument?" (CTU, 2022)

Making a model for cognitive processes that could engage with the respondent is necessary for the researchers. The best constructive process of a survey starts with question interpretation and continues with information retrieval, judgment formation, response formatting, and response editing. (Chiang, 2015, p. 2)

"What must this young researcher understand about selecting a target group for the administration of the survey?" (CTU, 2022)

Yount researchers, first of all, should choose an advisor for selecting a target group. However, young researchers should generally be selective, have a plan B, measure what to do, and know the group's nature and characteristics.

Reference

Carter, L. (2022, February 16). Is Facilitative Leadership An Underrated Leadership Style? Louis Carter. Retrieved 2022, from https://louiscarter.com/facilitative-leadership-style/

Chiang, I. A. (2015, October 13). Constructing Survey Questionnaires – Research Methods in Psychology – 2nd Canadian Edition. Pressbooks. Retrieved 2022, from https://opentextbc.ca/researchmethods/chapter/constructing-survey-questionnaires/

Choosing change, (2022). Leadership Styles Questionnaire. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.centenary.edu/files/resources/leadership-styles-questionnaire-descriptions.pdf

Cleave, P. (2022, January 25). 5 Tips To Consider When Selecting Your Target Audience. SmartSurvey. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/blog/5-tips-to-consider-when-selecting-your-target-audience

Situational, (2022). Situational leadership. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.situational.com/content/uploads/2017/10/FINAL_CLS_History_CaseStudy_Digital.pdf