scholarly journals Linking Twitter and Survey Data: The Impact of Survey Mode and Demographics on Consent Rates Across Three UK Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 517-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Al Baghal ◽  
Luke Sloan ◽  
Curtis Jessop ◽  
Matthew L. Williams ◽  
Pete Burnap
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Data Linkage ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Unit Nonresponse ◽  
Twitter Data ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Large Representative ◽  
Do So

In light of issues such as increasing unit nonresponse in surveys, several studies argue that social media sources such as Twitter can be used as a viable alternative. However, there are also a number of shortcomings with Twitter data such as questions about its representativeness of the wider population and the inability to validate whose data you are collecting. A useful way forward could be to combine survey and Twitter data to supplement and improve both. To do so, consent within a survey is first needed. This study explores the consent decisions in three large representative surveys of the adult British population to link Twitter data to survey responses and the impact that demographics and survey mode have on these outcomes. Findings suggest that consent rates for data linkage are relatively low, and this is in part mediated by mode, where face-to-face surveys have higher consent rates than web versions. These findings are important to understand the potential for linking Twitter and survey data but also to the consent literature generally.

Antisocial Play in the Preschool: Survey Data on Children's Behaviour and Some Response Strategies in Current Use

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Gruss ◽  
Ian Jackson ◽  
Anne Grimson ◽  
Derek Hedgcock
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Play Behaviour ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact

Antisocial play behaviour, though not commonly encountered in the preschool, nonetheless introduces interpersonal as well as organisational tensions when it occurs. The research reported in this paper is based on survey details which outline the behaviours involved and a range of strategies currently used to deal with disruptive play. The study used a sample from State preschool centres in North Queensland. Survey responses highlighted the general practice of keeping centre rules and guidelines constantly in public view, and the need for diversity and flexibility in access to and deployment of strategies designed to ameliorate the impact of antisocial play.

The Impact of Payment and Respondents’ Participation on Interviewers’ Accuracy in Face-to-face Surveys

Field Methods ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-311
Author(s):  
Natalja Menold ◽  
Uta Landrock ◽  
Peter Winker ◽  
Nathalie Pellner ◽  
Christoph J. Kemper
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Cooperative Group ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact

In face-to-face interviews, accurate work by interviewers is crucial for ensuring high-quality survey data. In a field experiment, payment of interviewers, legitimation of falsification behavior, and respondents’ willingness to participate were experimentally varied. The impact of these factors on interviewers’ accuracy during fieldwork was investigated. Low accuracy was operationalized, for instance, as noncompliance with the instructions concerning contacting and recruitment. In addition, falsifications by interviewers were investigated. There were fewer deviations from prescribed routines, and interviewers’ work was of higher quality if the interviewers were paid per hour and when respondents belonged to the cooperative group, compared to break-offs. We conclude that high task difficulty may lead to a decrease of interviewers’ accuracy. Payment per hour seems to ensure higher-quality data and should be preferred.

scholarly journals Linking survey responses and administrative records without respondent consent to link; a discussion paper

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Burns ◽  
Dermot O Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Data Linkage ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Administrative Records ◽  
Explicit Consent ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Survey Responses

ABSTRACTObjectives(i) Review the application and interpretation of the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998; clarifying whether individual consent is required for data linkage for secondary research purposes, in consideration of the policies and principles of the UK Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN). (ii) Determine ethical, logistical or ‘tactical’ factors researchers might have to take into consideration. ApproachLinking survey data to administrative records offer potential advantage to both researchers and survey respondents. Informed, specific and explicit consent is typically a prerequisite for linkage. However, not all respondents consent to data-linkage resulting in a reduced and potentially biased sub-sample for analysis. In Northern Ireland consent rates for record linkage are typically about 50%. Discussion with the ICO confirms that the DPA may encourage rather than restrict research. S33 ‘research exemption’ supports secondary use of survey data subject to conditions such as that is for research purposes, it is not incompatible with the original purpose, and would not cause the data subjects substantial damage or distress. Other DPA principles remain in force; Principle 1 (fair and lawful processing) and the need to make data subjects ‘aware’ of the research: explicit consent is only one route by which this can be achieved. The Processing Sensitive Data Order (2000) protects the privacy of individuals. Research must be of substantial public interest with access only to data necessary to answer the research question. The ADRN enables access to de identified data for research purposes where identified public benefit is independently assured, maintains the privacy of individuals and ensures lawful “conditions of processing” are met. Resulting discussionLegal considerations aside, researchers may face other obstacles; the first is technical as the surveying agency may have deleted all linkable identifiers. The second is ethical as research ethics committee approval is a usual precondition. De-identification of individual subjects should be grounds for ethical approval where the research proposal includes a publication plan with appropriate methods to inform participants of research conducted and findings. Finally, the data custodians may not agree to the linkage for sound ‘tactical’ longer-term reasons, even if convinced of its legality. ConclusionUse of de identified survey data for research purposes is possible via the UK ADRN but raises other considerations for researchers and data custodians. We argue that this option should be used in limited circumstances.

The Impact of an Online Mindfulness Program on Self-Compassion, Prosocial Behavior, and Trait Mindfulness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Bailey ◽  
Whitney Comte ◽  
Richard Chambers ◽  
Larissa Bartlett ◽  
Sherelle Connaughton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Trait Mindfulness ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Prosocial Attitudes ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact

Online mindfulness programs have gained traction in recent years due to their increased accessibility and feasibility compared to face-to-face programs. Although much research has demonstrated that face-to-face mindfulness programs can increase trait mindfulness, self-compassion and prosocial attitudes, fewer studies have explored these outcomes in online mindfulness programs. Additionally, the relative importance of formal and informal facets of mindfulness practice (i.e., practicing formal sitting meditation or practicing informally by bringing more awareness to daily activities) has not been extensively examined in either face-to-face or online contexts. This study aimed to test whether participating in a free 4-week online mindfulness program improved trait mindfulness, self-compassion and prosocial behavior, and whether improvements were related to self-reported quality and quantity of mindfulness practice. Using a longitudinal design, a total of 209 matched pre- and post-program survey responses were analysed. Results suggested that participation in the mindfulness program improved participants’ levels of trait mindfulness, self-compassion and prosociality (all p < 0.01). Exploratory analysis indicated the mindfulness program had a significantly greater impact upon prosociality scores for males (p < 0.05). Results also suggested that there was an association between the quality of formal mindfulness practice in the last week of the program and improvements in self-compassion and trait mindfulness (p < 0.01), but this relationship was not present for prosociality, nor for the quality of informal practice or quantity of formal practice. Lastly, exploratory mediation analysis suggested the association between quality of formal practice and self-compassion was mediated by changes in trait mindfulness (p < 0.05). These results suggest participating in an online mindfulness program can lead to improved trait mindfulness, self-compassion, and prosociality. Our results also indicate that practice quality is related to improved trait mindfulness, and that the changes to trait mindfulness mediate improved self-compassion.

scholarly journals Impact of the Flipped Classroom Method in the Mathematical Area: A Systematic Review

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2162
Author(s):  
Francisco-Domingo Fernández-Martín ◽  
José-María Romero-Rodríguez ◽  
Gerardo Gómez-García ◽  
Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

Currently, the use of technology has become one of the most popular educational trends in Higher Education. One of the most popular methods on the Higher Education stage is the Flipped Classroom, characterised by the use of both face-to-face and virtual teaching through videos and online material, promoting more autonomous, flexible and dynamic teaching for students. In this work, we started to compile the main articles that used Flipped Classroom within the mathematical area in Higher Education, with the aim of analysing their main characteristics, as well as the impact caused on students. To do so, the method of systematic review was used, focusing on those empirical experiences published in Web of Sciences and Scopus. The results indicated that, in most cases, the implementation of Flipped Classroom led to an improvement in students’ knowledge and attitudes towards mathematical content and discipline. In addition, aspects such as collaborative work, autonomy, self-regulation towards learning or academic performance were benefited through this method.

Dialogue, Positionality and the Legal Framing of Ethnographic Research

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Mikhail Bakhtin ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Bias Power ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Research Context ◽  
Power Regulation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

The question of positioning between the research Self and the research Other is a much discussed issue within qualitative research, especially within ethnographic approaches. Yet what is distinctive about many of these accounts is that they begin their respective analyses from a concrete level. In other words, many who champion placing their Self in the research process do so by focusing upon face-to-face encounters between their Self and the Other. This often entails a rejection of a positivist and objectivist informed accounts of social research in favour of a more humanist approach. This latter standpoint, humanism, is certainly interested in themes such as bias, power, regulation and domination constructed during the research process. But the structured, layered and ideological nature of the research context itself, namely its non-humanist properties, is often neglected in humanist explanations in favour of the more concrete interpretive moment. What this amounts to is a lack of sensitivity towards the positioning of Self and Other by the unobservable and ideological structures of a specific research context. As a result, discussion about the necessity of dialogue between all participants involved is one-sided. This closes down considerably the impact we, as researchers, have on a research context. In addition such a standpoint closes down the positioning effects of a research context upon our own research Self. By drawing upon the work of radical ethnographers and the discourse theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, this paper seeks to outline some of the problems that arise in humanist ethnographic accounts as regards positionality and dialogue. This opens the way for some observations about how ethnography might take into account ‘non-humanist’ structures such as the state, law and governance in capitalist societies in respect to the issues of positionality and dialogue. I flesh out these theoretical observations through a brief discussion of my own ethnographic experience researching Speakers’ Corner in London.

Patient Perception of remote, digital NHS healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-wide survey (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rehan Symonds ◽  
John Tredinnick-Rowe ◽  
Sebastian Stevens ◽  
Oliver Sleeman
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Patient Perception ◽  
User Preference ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Remote Consultation ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Remote Healthcare ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND During the early spring of 2020, the use of remote healthcare services in the UK saw a dramatic increase in usage as services transitioned away from face-to-face delivery due to the risk of contracting COVID-19. While by far the largest shift was to telephone access which has been studied in recent years pre-COVID (Campbell, 2014), we wanted to determine the impact on patients of any shift to digital access (via an online consultation using a webcam, laptop, mobile phone application). We therefore commissioned a UK-wide representative survey of patient use and attitudes towards digital remote healthcare during the peak of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK. This report predominantly focuses on primary care as it accounts for 300 million NHS patient contacts each year. OBJECTIVE To rapidly assess patient attitudes towards the use of digital healthcare methods during the COVID-19 pandemic via a representative UK-wide survey. METHODS 2,138 survey responses were analysed against the respondents’ protected characteristics, social status, working status, location (UK region), social media usage and number of children (if any) in their household. Inferential statistics were used to compare these variables and survey responses. The survey consisted of three questions. 2,129 free text responses were thematically analysed from the survey, using an inductive, rapid coding method. RESULTS Initially, 14 themes arose from the data. These were collapsed into 7 parent themes with a smaller number of subtopics. These themes represent patient concern and experience of digital, remote healthcare, (1) Remote healthcare is a lesser service, (2) Useful but only for certain conditions, (3) No preference between face-to-face and remote healthcare. (4) Ease of Access to remote healthcare, (5) Speed of Access to Remote Healthcare. (6) Safety Concerns and Remote Healthcare, and (7) Remote healthcare is better than face-to-face. In summary, current patient perception of remote healthcare is that it is a lesser service, compared to face-to-face delivery. Quantitative results indicate 26% of respondents had used a digital, remote consultation. Users were more likely to be females and in a higher social grade. The largest correlation (Cramer’s V 0.51) between variables was across patients who did not see the benefits of digital, remote consultation but who were willing to use it for safety reasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Patient preference for using digital, remote healthcare comes with a series of caveats that practitioners and commissioners should be aware of as the active engagement of patients in remote working appears to be more complex than simple measures of technical ability. The survey data intimates issues around willingness, trust, user-preference and more basic behavioural traits that may not have been factored into the delivery of digital care so far. In short, capacity to act is not well equated to willingness or free will of individuals, least of all acceptance of digital, remote healthcare in any universal form. Our data indicates the need for a psychology-based understanding of the frictions and enablers to remote healthcare, rather than a more narrow assessment of technical capacity if we are to drive behaviour change and help shape effective policy. CLINICALTRIAL n/a

scholarly journals North Thames multi-centre service evaluation: Ethical considerations during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 147775092110635
Author(s):  
Namithaa Sunil Kumar ◽  
Pippa Sipanoun ◽  
Mariana Dittborn ◽  
Mary Doyle ◽  
Sarah Aylett
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Vulnerable Children ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The North ◽  
Paediatric Care ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Impact

Objectives During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare resources including staff were diverted from paediatric services to support COVID-positive adult patients. Hospital visiting restrictions and reductions in face-to-face paediatric care were also enforced. We investigated the impact of service changes during the first wave of the pandemic on children and young people (CYP), to inform recommendations for maintaining their care during future pandemics. Design A multi-centre service evaluation was performed through a survey of consultant paediatricians working within the North Thames Paediatric Network, a group of paediatric services in London. We investigated six areas: redeployment, visiting restrictions, patient safety, vulnerable children, virtual care and ethical issues. Results Survey responses were received from 47 paediatricians across six National Health Service Trusts. Children's right to health was largely believed to be compromised by the prioritisation of adults during the pandemic (81%; n = 33). Sub-optimal paediatric care due to redeployment (61%; n = 28) and the impact of visiting restrictions on CYP's mental health (79%; n = 37) were reported. Decreased hospital attendances of CYP were associated with parental fear of COVID-19 infection-risks (96%; n = 45) and government ‘stay at home’ advice (89%; n = 42). Reductions in face-to-face care were noted to have disadvantaged those with complex needs, disabilities and safeguarding concerns. Conclusion Consultant paediatricians perceived that paediatric care was compromised during the first wave of the pandemic, resulting in harm to children. This harm must be minimised in subsequent pandemics. Recommendations for future practice which were developed from our findings are provided, including maintaining face-to-face care for vulnerable children.

scholarly journals The impact of online lecture recordings on student performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Williams ◽  
Elisa Birch ◽  
Phil Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Additional Benefit ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Lecture Recordings ◽  
Record Data ◽  
Online Lecture ◽  
The Impact

<span>The use of online lecture recordings as a supplement to physical lectures is an increasingly popular tool at many universities. This paper combines survey data with student record data for students in a </span><em>Microeconomics Principles</em><span> class to examine the relative effects of lecture attendance and online lecture recordings. The main finding is that students using the online lectures as a substitute for attending lectures are ultimately at a fairly severe disadvantage in terms of their final marks. Moreover, students attending few face to face lectures do not close this gap by viewing more lectures online. In contrast to this, students who attend the majority of lectures in person do receive a benefit from additional use of the lecture recordings. The results provide empirical evidence that, when used as a complementary tool, lecture recordings are a valuable supplement for students. However, when used as a substitute to attending lectures, lecture recordings provide no additional benefit.</span>

Strong Impact of Interviewers on Respondents’ Political Choice

Field Methods ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-170
Author(s):  
Renáta Németh ◽  
Alexandra Luksander
Keyword(s):  
Limited Attention ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Political Preference ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interviewer Effects ◽  
Party Choice ◽  
Party Preference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

Despite much literature on interviewer effects, limited attention has been paid to party preference surveys, although the effect is expectedly strong in this field. This article analyzes interviewer effects in a face-to-face political survey. Specifically, we are interested in whether the interviewer’s own party preference has an effect on the respondent’s party choice. We used cross-classified two-level logistic regression models with median odds ratio as effect size. We found four main results: (1) Place of residence significantly affects political preference, but interviewers do so to the same degree; (2) the size of these effects is comparable to those of demographic characteristics of the respondent; (3) interviewers’ political preference has an effect and it does not disappear once controlled for obvious interviewer characteristics; and (4) the impact of political preference is such that respondents tend to have a preference similar to that of their interviewers.

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