Selection and induction of supervisors for fieldwork: experiences from Young Lives in Peru by Penny, M, Oré, B, Madrid, S

“…<p>The household and child survey that lies at the heart of Young Lives study is carried out every three years by a dedicated team of fieldworkers working alongside each country’s lead researcher. …”

'Smart' Rural Communities (SRC): Towards a new development model for international co-operation? Experimenting through a fieldwork action research in Colombia and Mozambique by Calzada, I

EUMAGINE project paper 7: survey report by Ersanilli, E

“…<p>This EUMAGINE project paper is a report on the questionnaire fieldwork in Morocco, Turkey, Senegal and the Ukraine. …”

Trust in international news media in partially free media environments by Geniets, A

“…The report collates audience-research findings from fieldwork carried out in the five markets and examines attitudes to trust in different sources of news, including domestic, regional and international news media across the whole population.…”

The public-private partnership (PPP) model in the development of e-commerce and digital skills training in rural China by Pu Yan

“…However, findings from the fieldwork show that digital skills training for rural participants requires the provision of supporting resources, such as affordable e-commerce consultancy services and accessible technical assistance.…”

Saudi militants in Iraq - backgrounds and recruitment patterns by Hegghammer, T

“…The analysis also draws on the author’s fieldwork in Saudi Arabia in 2004 and 2005. The presence of Saudi fighters in Iraq is a result of the same extreme pan-Islamic nationalism that drove young Saudis to foreign conflict zones such as Afghanistan and Bosnia from the mid 1980s onward. …”

Computational propaganda in the United States of America: Manufacturing consensus online by Woolley, S, Guilbeault, D

“…The qualitative findings are based upon nine months of fieldwork on the campaign trail, including interviews with bot makers, digital campaign strategists, security consultants, campaign staff, and party officials. …”

Tracking GhostNet: investigating a cyber espionage network by Deibert, R, Rohozinski, R, Manchanda, A, Villeneuve, N, Walton, G

“…In this second report from the Information Warfare Monitor, we lay out the findings of a 10-month investigation of alleged Chinese cyber spying against Tibetan institutions.The investigation, consisting of fieldwork, technical scouting, and laboratory analysis, discovered a lot more.The investigation ultimately uncovered a network of over 1,295 infected hosts in 103 countries.Up to 30% of the infected hosts are considered high-value targets and include computers located at ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, international organizations, news media, and NGOs. …”

Children's perspectives on their Young Lives: report on methods for sub-studies, Peru Pilot, April 2006 by Johnston, J

“…Methods were chosen and evaluated using the following criteria: (1) Semi-structured – to ensure that the core themes can be studied consistently through an agreed set of methods, to allow for inter-country comparability; (2) Applicable in diverse settings – these methods will need to be implemented in very diverse settings across all four countries, including by fieldworkers with very variable research training, orientation and experience; (3) Flexibility – to allow children to identify themes and issues that are important to them, including collecting detailed data from selected group discussions and individual interviews; (4) Efficient recording and analysis of structured and semi-structured data – since coding full focus group transcripts can be highly costly in terms of time and money; and (5) Adaptability – since there is a great variation in educational levels, cultures, and preferred methods of communicating amongst children within the Young Lives project. …”