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Reflections on the Application of the Delphi Method: Lessons from a Case in Public Transport Research
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Hirschhorn, Fabio – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2019
The paper outlines the author's experience employing the Delphi method, using as an example a particular application of the Delphi in the field of public transport research. Attention is given to aspects such as the choice of method, selection of experts, design of questionnaires, interaction between survey coordinator and participants, and also…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Delphi Technique, Transportation, Case Studies
Pushing the Boundaries: Adapting Research Methodology to Document the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Socio-Behavioural Perspective in a Low/Middle Level Income Country--The Case of South Africa
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Ramlagan, Shandir; Shean, Yolande L.; Parker, Saahier; Trollip, Kim; Davids, Adlai; Reddy, Sasiragha Priscilla – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2022
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in South Africa's shelter-in-place lockdown. South Africa is vulnerable to the negative outcomes of COVID-19 due to health systems inequalities, high prevalence of human immunodeficiency viruses, tuberculosis and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. Conducting scientifically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control
Eye-Tracking Methodology: Exploring the Processing of Question Formats in Web Surveys
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Höhne, Jan Karem – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2019
In social research, the use of agree/disagree (A/D) questions is a popular method for measuring attitudes. Research has shown that A/D questions require complex cognitive processing and are susceptible to response bias. Thus, some researchers recommend the use of item-specific (IS) questions. This study examines the processing of A/D and IS…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Social Science Research, Research Methodology, Online Surveys
Pushing Back the Margins: Power, Identity and Marginalia in Survey Research with Young People
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Muddiman, Esther; Lyttleton-Smith, Jen; Moles, Kate – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2019
The study of marginalia has not been widely discussed in social sciences research and occupies a marginal space in terms of methodological legitimacy. We highlight the value of paying attention to the ways in which participants "speak back" to the researcher. This paper draws on marginalia found in surveys written or drawn by young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Science Research, Early Adolescents, Surveys
Incorporating Eye Tracking into Cognitive Interviewing to Pretest Survey Questions
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Neuert, Cornelia Eva; Lenzner, Timo – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2016
In this study, we investigated whether incorporating eye tracking into cognitive interviewing is effective when pretesting survey questions. In the control condition, a cognitive interview was conducted using a standardized interview protocol that included pre-defined probing questions for about one-quarter of the questions in a 52-item…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Research Methodology, Interviews, Pretesting
Survey Research with Preliterate Adult Populations in Post Conflict Situations Using Researcher-Assisted Self-Completion Questionnaires
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Lee, Jung-Sook; Bartolomei, Linda; Pittaway, Eileen – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2016
This paper presents an innovative and effective approach for conducting surveys with preliterate adults in a context of limited infrastructure in post conflict Burundi, Africa. We conducted surveys with parents/carers of children with a disability and community members, as a component of mixed methods research with children and adults to provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Science Research, Research Methodology, Surveys