scholarly journals Getting Prepared to Be Prepared: How Interpersonal Skills Aid Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Alberti ◽  
Nicole Jenne
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Attitude ◽  
Urban Elites ◽  
Challenging Research

This article deals with fieldwork in challenging research contexts that make preparation for field research particularly difficult. Challenging contexts include generally insecure places, politicized contexts, and unknown settings. Drawing on our experience in the field, we discuss four challenges that are common across these contexts: access, positionality, researcher well-being, and research design and data collection. Bringing together insights from fieldwork with urban elites and in the countryside, this paper describes problems that occurred in both settings and identifies a set of interpersonal skills that helped the authors to tackle the challenges of the field and seize the opportunities it offered. This article posits that recognizing the importance of certain interpersonal skills, namely: openness, empathy, humility, and flexibility, precedes the identification of practical tools. Interpersonal skills, instead, focus on a general attitude that underlies researchers’ capacity to make informed choices about specific courses of actions, preparing fieldworkers to be prepared to confront problems once they arise.

scholarly journals Collecting Data from a Vulnerable Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sela R. Harcey ◽  
G. Robin Gauthier ◽  
Kelly Markowski ◽  
Jeffrey A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Data Collection Effort

Conducting field research with a vulnerable population is difficult under the most auspicious conditions, and these difficulties only increase during a pandemic. Here, we describe the practical challenges and ethical considerations surrounding a recent data collection effort with a high-risk population during the COVID-19 pandemic. We detail our strategies related to research design, site selection, and ethical review.

scholarly journals Know Yourself: Physical and Psychological Self-Awareness With Lifelog

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayu Li ◽  
Weizhi Ma ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Pengyu Wang ◽  
Yiqun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Real Time ◽  
User Study ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Model Learning ◽  
Depression Detection

Self-awareness is an essential concept in physiology and psychology. Accurate overall self-awareness benefits the development and well being of an individual. The previous research studies on self-awareness mainly collect and analyze data in the laboratory environment through questionnaires, user study, or field research study. However, these methods are usually not real-time and unavailable for daily life applications. Therefore, we propose a new direction of utilizing lifelog for self-awareness. Lifelog records about daily activities are used for analysis, prediction, and intervention on individual physical and psychological status, which can be automatically processed in real-time. With the help of lifelog, ordinary people are able to understand their condition more precisely, get effective personal advice about health, and even discover physical and mental abnormalities at an early stage. As the first step on using lifelog for self-awareness, we learn from the traditional machine learning problems, and summarize a schema on data collection, feature extraction, label tagging, and model learning in the lifelog scenario. The schema provides a flexible and privacy-protected method for lifelog applications. Following the schema, four topics were conducted: sleep quality prediction, personality detection, mood detection and prediction, and depression detection. Experiments on real datasets show encouraging results on these topics, revealing the significant relation between daily activity records and physical and psychological self-awareness. In the end, we discuss the experiment results and limitations in detail and propose an application, Lifelog Recorder, for multi-dimensional self-awareness lifelog data collection.

AKAD FINANCING OF MURABAHAH BETWEEN CUSTOMERS WITH MUAMALAT BANKS HARKAT VIEWED FROM SHARI'AH PRINCIPLES

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Candra Irawan ◽  
Adi Bastian ◽  
Febrozi Rohadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Trading System ◽  
Library Research

Currently in Indonesia Islamic Bank has gained a place and interested in the community, causing many emerging Syari'ah Bank and Financial Institutions of the syari'ah, and products in Islamic banks are widely used is murabahah financing. The formulation of the problem in this research are: (1). How is the implementation of the sale and purchase through murabahah financing between Bank Muamalat Harkat with customers. (2). Is trading system murabahah financing between Bank Muamalat Harkat and customers have been according to the principles of Syari’ah. (3). How murabahah financing efforts to resolve the breach between the customer and Muamalat Harkat. This research method is empirical legal research, this study was conducted in Bank Muamalat Harkat based data collection through field research such as interviews, observation and description as well as information from respondents through library research. The results of this research are: before an agreement Bank to assess carefully the prospective customer in the form of a comprehensive analysis and is divided into several stages, such as the assessment using the principle of 5C Character (Character of the debitor), Chapacity (Capability Candidate Debitor) , Capital (Capital candidate Debitor), Collateral (Collateral candidate Debitor) and Condition of economy (economic condition of the prospective Borrower). Trading system murabahah financing between Bank Muamalat Harkat with the customer has not fully based on the principles of the Syari'ah. Murabahah financing efforts to resolve the defaults can be solved by R3 is Restrukturing (Arrangement Back), Reconditioning (Terms Back) and Rescheduling (rescheduling), sales collateral and auction execution. 

Analisis Efektivitas Distribusi Zakat Produktif Dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Mustahik (Studi Kantor Cabang Rumah Zakat Sumatera Utara)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Mulkan Syah Riza
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study aims to explain how the distribution of productive zakat in the Rumah Zakat North Sumatra and how the effectiveness of productive zakat distribution in improving the welfare of mustahik in the Rumah Zakat North Sumatra. This study uses a qualitative approach with a type of descriptive method, which is a problem that guides researchers to explore and photograph situations that will be thoroughly investigated, broadly and deeply. Data collection techniques with field research, while the tools used are observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis used is descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of this study inform that in distributing productive zakat funds, Rumah Zakat is in accordance with Law No. 23 of 2011 concerning Management of Zakat. The distribution of productive zakat carried out by the Rumah Zakat North Sumatra through the Senyum Mandiri Program to mustahik in Medan Helvetia Subdistrict has been effective, because it can improve the welfare of mustahik, this is evidenced by the income of eight of thirteen mustahik people in total, five people whose income is fixed and four out of eight people whose income has increased has reached the level of muzaki.

PENERAPAN GREEN COMPUTING PADA KUISIONER INSTRUMEN PENILAIAN KINERJA DOSEN DI POLITEKNIK NEGERI SUBANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nunu Nugraha Purnawan
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Green Computing ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Computer Hardware ◽  
Model Free ◽  
Collection Methods

The lecturer's performance assessment by students in the form of an online Lecturer Performance Assessment Instrument Questionnaire (KIPKD) is in line with the work concepts of Green Computing by utilizing computer hardware and software better, more efficiently and more useful. KIPKD online POLSUB uses Google Forms, because it has an attractive and responsive look, provides a fairly complete choice of stuffing model, free, the results are neatly arranged and can be analyzed easily. This research method uses literature review in the form of books, journals that discuss about topics related to the use of Google Forms as a medium in the manufacture of questionnaires for surveys and data collection, as well as related to the concept of Green Computing. While data collection methods used in field research by way of observation of the system running in the academic POLSUB. The use of KIPKD online illustrates that POLSUB participates in preserving the environment, with no 12 paper/year rims, equivalent to 12 tree trunks.

FATORES CONDICIONANTES E DESENCADEANTES DE QUEDAS DE BLOCOS NA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO RIACHO TRAPIÁ, SOBRAL, CEARÁ, BRASIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-412
Author(s):  
Adisson Souza Tavares ◽  
Frederico De Holanda Bastos ◽  
Yuri Da Silva Belarmino
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Risk Mapping ◽  
Dynamics Analysis ◽  
Natural Processes

As quedas de blocos são processos naturais, classificadas como eventos geomorfológicos perigosos ao homem a partir dos impactos que podem causar sobre as populações que vivem em encostas susceptíveis. O seu deflagro está submetido à influência de diversos fatores que possuem diferentes funções e dinâmicas. Os agentes geológicos, geomorfológicos, pedológicos, fitogeográficos, hidroclimáticos e antrópicos desencadeiam e condicionam os fenômenos, implicando na mudança de sua estrutura, velocidade e duração. De acordo com a classificação de Garcia (2012), este trabalho objetiva identificar os agentes condicionantes e desencadeantes de quedas de blocos, na bacia hidrográfica do Riacho Trapiá, localizada na vertente sul da Serra da Meruoca, noroeste do Ceará. Os passos metodológicos foram: levantamento bibliográfico e cartográfico, técnicas de geoprocessamento, pesquisa de campo e integralização dos dados. Entende-se que os diferentes fatores que levam à ocorrência de quedas de blocos podem ser agrupados em dois conjuntos, sendo eles condicionantes, que levam a predisposição ao início das quedas, e os desencadeantes, que são dinâmicos e iniciam diretamente os processos morfodinâmicos. Logo, a presente análise pode servir de base para diversos tipos de estudos sobre temáticas geomorfológicas, a exemplo das análises de dinâmicas de vertentes, cartografia de risco, planejamento ambiental, ou gestão de bacias hidrográficas.Palavras-chave: Morfodinâmica; Susceptibilidade Geomorfológica; Quedas de Blocos. ABSTRACTRockfalls are natural processes, classified as geomorphological events dangerous to man from the impacts they can cause on populations living on susceptible slopes. Its origin is subject to the influence of several factors that have different functions and dynamics. Geological, geomorphological, pedological, phytogeographic, hydroclimatic and anthropogenic agents trigger and condition phenomena, implying a change in structure, speed and duration. According to Garcia's classification (2012), this work aims to identify the conditioning and triggering agents of rockfalls, in the Riacho Trapiá watershed, located on the southern of Serra da Meruoca, northwestern Ceará. The methodological steps were: bibliographical and cartographic survey, geoprocessing techniques, field research and data collection. It is understood that the different factors that lead to the occurrence of rockfalls can be grouped in two sets, being they conditioners, which lead to the predisposition to the beginning of falls, and the triggers, which are dynamic and directly start the morphodynamic processes. Therefore, the present analysis can serve as the basis for several types of studies on geomorphological topics, such as slope dynamics analysis, risk mapping, environmental planning, or watershed management.Keywords: Morphodynamic; Geomorphological Susceptibility; Rockfalls. RESUMENLas caídas de rocas son procesos naturales, clasificados como eventos geomorfológicos peligrosos para el hombre por los impactos que pueden tener en las poblaciones que viven en laderas susceptibles. Su brote está sujeto a la influencia de varios factores que tienen diferentes funciones y dinámicas. Los agentes geológicos, geomorfológicos, pedológicos, fitogeográficos, hidroclimáticos y antrópicos desencadenan y condicionan los fenómenos, lo que implica un cambio en su estructura, velocidad y duración. De acuerdo con la clasificación de García (2012), este artículo objetiva identificar el acondicionamiento y los agentes desencadenantes de las caídas en la cuenca del Riacho Trapiá, ubicada en la ladera sur de la Serra da Meruoca, al noroeste de Ceará. Los pasos metodológicos fueron: levantamiento bibliográfico y cartográfico, técnicas de geoprocesamiento, investigación de campo e integración de datos. Se entiende que los diferentes factores que conducen a la aparición de caídas se pueden agrupar en dos conjuntos, que son factores condicionantes, guiando la predisposición         a la aparición de caídas, y los factores desencadenantes, que son dinámicos e inician directamente procesos morfodinámicos. Este análisis puede servir como base para estudios sobre temas geomorfológicos, tales como análisis de dinámica de taludes, mapeo de riesgos, planificación ambiental o gestión de cuencas hidrográficas.Palavras clave: Morfodinámica; Susceptibilidad Geomorfológica; Caídas de Rocas.

Delegation of Responsibilities: A Leadership Tool for Subordinates’ Competence Development in Selected Organisations in Ibadan Metropolis

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Ayodeji Omolawal
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
P Value ◽  
Important Ingredient ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Qualitative Approaches

Delegation of responsibilities constitutes a very important ingredient of good leadership in organisations and is critical to competence development of workers. However, experience shows that many leaders are unwilling to delegate responsibilities to their subordinates for a number of reasons. This study was therefore designed to investigate delegation of responsibilities as a tool for competence development of subordinates in selected organisations in Ibadan metropolis. The study, anchored on Elkem’s model, was descriptive and adopted survey research design with a combination of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. It was conducted on 206 respondents randomly selected from 20 public and private organisations in Ibadan. Questionnaire and IDI were instruments of data collection, while the data collected were analysed using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. The study showed that respondents perceived delegation of responsibilities as a vital tool for developing, equipping and motivating subordinates; and that it had positive effects on subordinates’ performance (X2 = 11.14, p-value = 0.001). The study also revealed that lack of confidence in subordinates (79%), level of skill and competence (66%), organisational climate (68%) and bureaucracy (58%) were barriers to delegation of responsibilities. Delegation of responsibilities is a cost-free way of enhancing competence development of subordinates in organisations, and should therefore, be encouraged among leaders irrespective of their levels.

Children with cerebral palsy: Family and parent demographic characteristics and family strengths in Greece and Italy

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910531990027
Author(s):  
Assimina Tsibidaki
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Family Strengths ◽  
Biological Child ◽  
The Family ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
High Sense

The study focuses on families raising a child with cerebral palsy to investigate family strengths and their association with family and parent demographic characteristics in Greece and Italy. Participants were 120 parents raising a biological child with cerebral palsy. Data collection used a self-report questionnaire and the Family Strengths Inventory. According to the findings, families share a high sense of family strengths, which is mainly represented in the high sense of ‘pride’ and ‘accord’. In addition, demographic characteristics seem to be important predictors of well-being and strengthen parents and families raising a child with cerebral palsy.

scholarly journals The network social support experience of people involved in home care

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Meireles Gomes ◽  
Maria Ribeiro Lacerda ◽  
Nen Nalú Alves das Mercês
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Different Populations

Objective: To build a theoretical model to configure the network social support experience of people involved in home care. Method: A quantitative approach research, utilizing the Grounded Theory method. The simultaneous data collection and analysis allowed the interpretation of the phenomenon meaning The network social support of people involved in home care. Results: The population passive posture in building their well-being was highlighted. The need of a shared responsibility between the involved parts, population and State is recognized. Conclusion: It is suggested for nurses to be stimulated to amplify home care to attend the demands of caregivers; and to elaborate new studies with different populations, to validate or complement the proposed theoretical model.


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