George is employing a case study methodology to examine the role of principals in increasing inter-staff communication. As he starts to work with his case study participants, he realizes two of the three are unwilling to talk to him about the principal. Which of the following strategies might George have employed to combat this situation?
A) Pilot testing
B) Screening
C) Sifting
D) Fact checking

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Screening could have been used to identify potential participants who were more likely to be willing to discuss the topic of interest. This would have helped to reduce the number of uncooperative participants and ensured that George had a more representative sample to work with. Pilot testing, sifting, and fact checking are not relevant strategies for addressing this situation.

George Is Employing a Case Study Methodology to Examine the Role