We’re periodically asked to research very hard-to-reach communities in the UK such as Gypsy travellers, the homeless and refugees. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recruit such groups, and what the processes should be to protect individuals from these groups as well as researchers going into the field?
I would expect that gate-keepers or facilitators from church, charity, local authority and other NGO organisations would play a much larger roll in securing interviews with members of these groups, but I would like to know from others with experience in the field how they successfully completed research with these groups.
Any help would be appreciated!
Richard