Dr. Michael R. Hyman, NMSU

Fieldwork

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Who Conducts Fieldwork?

FIELD-FIELD-WORKERSWORKERS

FIELD INTERVIEWINGFIELD INTERVIEWINGSERVICESERVICE

IN-HOUSEIN-HOUSEINTERVIEWERSINTERVIEWERS•BRIEFING SESSIONSBRIEFING SESSIONS

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In-House Training

MAKING INITIALMAKING INITIALCONTACTCONTACT

PROBINGPROBING

RECORDING RECORDING RESPONSESRESPONSES

ASKINGASKINGQUESTIONSQUESTIONS

TERMINATINGTERMINATINGINTERVIEWSINTERVIEWS

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Making Initial Contact and Securing Interview

• “Good afternoon, my name is…”

• Foot-in-the-door

• Door-in-the-face

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Asking the Questions

• Exactly as worded

• Repeat questions that are not understood

• Read slowly

• Questions in the proper order

• Ask every question

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Probing

• Verbal attempts made by a field-worker when respondents must be motivated to communicate their answers more fully

• Probes elaborate and clarify

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SILENTSILENTPROBEPROBE

REPEAT REPLYREPEAT REPLY

NEUTRAL NEUTRAL QUESTIONQUESTION

REPEAT QUESTIONREPEAT QUESTION

Probing Tactics

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Recording the Response

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Commonly Used Probes and Their Abbreviations

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Terminating Interview

• Important to close interview and exit household properly

• Re-interviewing may be required

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Fieldwork Management• Select • Train• Supervise• Control

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Interviewer Cheating

• Filling in fake answers or falsifying interviews

• Verification by re-interview