Nature Of Fieldwork
- Details about the tool
- Briefing notes / discussions in the tool
- Sampling selection and related details
- Planning of other relevant details
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Field Training Process
- Tool briefing session to the field team.
- In - house mock sessions
- Field mock sessions
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Quality Checks
- Daily field status.
- Consolidated weekly status (to the client on request).
- All the fieldwork exercises conducted follow strict quality control.
- Execution and consistent vigilance.
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Proofing the technicalities of the questionnaire, ensuring respondent-friendly wording, advising on methodological issues, pretesting and piloting, etc. Advice on methodology, Assistance with questionnaire design.
Question testing - This is a critical stage in developing some questions, particularly those of a sensitive or confidential nature. We use the Belson technique to fine-tune the wording, so the question is “heard” and answered as it was intended.
- Pre - Testing / Piloting
- Detailed briefing and debriefing of field staff
- Handling survey queries/liaising with the client when necessary
- Monitoring survey progress
- Maximising response rates
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Fieldwork Service, In-house resources are available for:
- Editing and coding
- Data entry
- Thorough checking of data
- Tabulations
- Photocopying questionnaires
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