An Extended Briefing and Debriefing Technique to Enhance Data Quality in Cross-National/Language Mixed-Method Research

Autor/inn/en	Chereni, S.; Sliuzas, R. V.; Flacke, J.
Titel	An Extended Briefing and Debriefing Technique to Enhance Data Quality in Cross-National/Language Mixed-Method Research
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 23 (2020) 6, S.661-675 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chereni, S.) ORCID (Sliuzas, R. V.) ORCID (Flacke, J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2020.1731992
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Mixed Methods Research; Sampling; Data Analysis; Second Languages; Barriers; Research Design; Translation; Natural Disasters; Language Skills; Research Assistants; Foreign Countries; African Languages; Research Training; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Auswertung; Second language; Zweitsprache; Forschungsdesign; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Forschungspersonal; Ausland; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache
Abstract	Mixed methods surveys using multilingual assistants in areas without clear pre-defined sampling units are often difficult to manage and unpredictable, thereby threatening data quality. More so when such surveys are executed in unfamiliar territories where cultural and language barriers prevent direct communication between the principal researcher and the respondents, and field assistants act as cultural/language brokers. This paper provides a method to enhance data quality in such contexts through a reflection on the research design and data collection experience in our study on flood damage mitigation processes among households and businesses in Kampala. Associated field challenges included different disciplinary and language skills levels of assistants, their multiple positionalities when translating concepts from the inquiry language to the source language and vice-versa, low settlement permeability/accessibility, multiple households per sampling unit, and socio-psychological issues among respondents and research assistants. The available literature lacks comprehensive systematic methods to address the challenges above, using detailed research fieldwork management experiences in which data collection is outsourced from field assistants. Our application of an extended version of the briefing and debriefing technique closes this gap. As a guide to apply this approach, we conceptualize social science research into four inter-related dimensions -- paradigm, people, process, and presentation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01