Credit Data Collection and Analysis in Small Scale Enterprises/Agricultural Lending Operation in Developing Countries: The Nigerian Experience

Abstract de Graaf, G. J., Grainger, R. J. R., Westlund, L., Willmann, R., Mills, D., Kelleher, K., and Koranteng, K. 2011. The status of routine fishery data collection in Southeast Asia, central America, the South Pacific, and West Africa, with special reference to small-scale fisheries. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 1743–1750. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) strategy for improving information on the status and trends of capture fisheries (FAO Strategy STF) was endorsed by Member States and the UN General Assembly in 2003. Its overall objective is to provide a framework, strategy, and plan to improve knowledge and understanding of the status and trends of fisheries as a basis for policy-making and management, towards conservation and sustainable use of resources within ecosystems. The FAO supports the implementation of FAO Strategy STF in developing countries through a project known as FAO FishCode–STF, and an initiative funded by the World Bank entitled the “BigNumbers project”. The BigNumbers project underscored the importance of small-scale fisheries and revealed that catches by and employment in this sector tend to be underreported. An inventory of data collection systems made under the FAO FishCode–STF project showed that small-scale fisheries are not well covered. Their dispersed nature, the weak institutional capacity in many developing countries, and the traditional methods used make routine data collection cumbersome. Innovative sampling strategies are required. The main priority is a sample frame for small-scale fisheries. Sustainable strategies are most likely to be found outside the sector through population and agricultural household censuses and inside the sector through the direct involvement of fishers.

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Context-Specific Experience Sampling for User Emotion Research

Volume 2: 31st Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/detc2011-48682 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yong Se Kim ◽

Yeon Koo Hong ◽

Sun Ran Kim ◽

Jin Hui Kim

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

User Experience ◽

Experience Sampling ◽

Small Scale ◽

Experience Design ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Specific Experience ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

Context Specific ◽

Meaningful Experiences

Though benefits of Experience Sampling (ES) for experience design and research are apparent, the method has not been widely used in the field. As for the reasons, the following are prominent: 1) methodological issues as conventional ES obtains contextual experience information from the participants’ description of the context), and 2) a lack of theoretical framework enabling researchers to carry systematical analysis and extraction of meaningful experiences. In order to deal with these issues, the researchers have created an adapted ES model, named ‘Context-Specific Experience Sampling’, by which integration of a rigorous data collection and analysis processes is made possible. The model provides explanations of how to gather context-specific user experience information and extract key themes and attributes from the data pool. This approach, manifesting divergent-to-convergent features, is described as ‘experience pooling, sorting, and extracting’ which fall under the concept of ‘experience processing’. This paper details the structure and procedure of the model illustrating it with examples from a small scale lighting ambiance study of fashion stores.

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Data collection on the small-scale fisheries of México

ICES Journal of Marine Science ◽

10.1093/icesjms/fsr089 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 68 (8) ◽

pp. 1611-1614 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Mauricio Ramírez-Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Data Collection ◽

Baja California ◽

Small Scale ◽

Data Handling ◽

Marine Science ◽

Relative Importance ◽

Baja California Sur ◽

Small Scale Fisheries ◽

Data Collection And Analysis

Abstract Ramírez-Rodríguez, M. 2011. Data collection on the small-scale fisheries of México. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 1611–1614. To improve data collection and analysis of basic fishery statistics provided by Mexican small-scale fishers, the official fishery-information system was modified by codes for fishing sites and species that facilitate data handling when used for estimating exploitation patterns related to fleet behaviour (zones/seasons) and production (catch and value per species). This is exemplified by analysing the relative importance of 14 fisheries and the dynamics of the black ark fishery in Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur, México.

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Ideas and Perspectives: Enhancing research and monitoring of carbon pools and land-to-atmosphere greenhouse gases exchange in developing countries

10.5194/bg-2021-237 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dong-Gill Kim ◽

Ben Bond-Lamberty ◽

Youngryel Ryu ◽

Bumsuk Seo ◽

Dario Papale

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Data Collection ◽

Low Cost ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Appropriate Technology ◽

Local Staff ◽

Moral Importance ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

C Cycle

Abstract. Carbon (C) and greenhouse gas (GHG) research has traditionally required data collection and analysis using advanced and often expensive instruments, complex and proprietary software, and skilled technicians. Partly as a result, relatively little C and GHG research has been conducted in resource-constrained developing countries. At the same time, these are the same countries and regions in which climate-change impacts will likely be strongest, and in which major science uncertainties are centred, given the importance of dryland and tropical systems to the global C cycle. Increasingly, scientific communities have adopted appropriate technology and approach (AT&A) for C and GHG research, which focuses on low-cost and low-technology instruments, open source software and data, and participatory and networking-based research approaches. Adopting AT&A can mean acquiring data with fewer technical constraints and lower economic burden and is thus a strategy for enhancing C and GHG research in developing countries. However, AT&A can be characterized by higher uncertainties; these can often be mitigated by carefully designing experiments, providing clear protocols for data collection, and monitoring and validating the quality of obtained data. For implementing this approach in developing countries, it is first necessary to recognize the scientific and moral importance of AT&A. At the same time, new AT&A techniques should be identified and further developed. All these processes should be promoted in collaboration with local researchers and through training local staff and encouraged for wide use and further innovation in developing countries.

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Faster, Richer, Better: Rapid Appraisal Techniques for the Study of IS Implementation in Virtual Communities

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2004.1943 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Linda Wilkins ◽

Paula Swatman ◽

Tanya Castleman

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Virtual Communities ◽

Traditional Approach ◽

Governance Structure ◽

Small Scale ◽

Electronic Market ◽

Documentation System ◽

Electronic Trade ◽

Rapid Appraisal ◽

Data Collection And Analysis

A major issue in Information Systems (IS) research is how to combine relevance and rigor (Benbasat & Zmud, 1999) and reduce the widening gap between research results and adoption (Dunn, 1994). Qualitative researchers make use of interpretivist methods to add richness and depth to their understanding of user problems. Interpretivist methods applied to IS implementations can thus result in research which communicates those findings more effectively. However standard interpretivist data-collection and analysis methods can be time-consuming and expensive. Findings based on these methods may be irrelevant to practitioners by the time they reach publication stage. A potential solution to this problem lies in Rapid Appraisal or RA, a qualitative appraisal methodology derived from rural development-related research. It offers IS researchers an additional technique for learning and acquiring relevant information in a limited period of time that supplements current data collection and analysis techniques. RA adds value to the traditional approach for studying diffusion of innovation, supporting and extending the IS researchers qualitative tool-kit. In this paper we review an electronic gateway designed to facilitate the diffusion of an Australian government to business [G2B] export documentation system, EXDOC, which was first implemented with meat producers. RA techniques were used to collect and analyse data regarding the implementation of the first regional Electronic Trade Facilitation Center [ETFC] successfully established for Australian exporters in the horticulture sector. The findings from the original EXDOC implementation in the meat sector were confirmed and extended through this study. These include the importance of developing a governance structure that ensures all community members share the benefits of an implementation and the fact that virtual trading communities are attractive to users only if they add value to their business and extend standard ways of operating. Interactive interviews, part of the RA approach; also enabled us to expand our understanding of the way in which procedures developed in the course of implementing an electronic market represent value-adding opportunities for virtual trading communities. The paper has special relevance for researchers investigating adoption and diffusion issues experienced by small-scale producers with low exposure to technology in remote and rural settings.

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Pedalling Out of Sociocultural Precariousness: Religious Conversions amongst the Hindu Dalits to Christianity in Nepal

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12100856 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 856

Author(s):

Bishnu Pariyar ◽

Sushma Chhinal ◽

Shyamu Thapa Magar ◽

Rozy Bisunke

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Data Collection ◽

South Asia ◽

Religious Conversion ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

Major Topic ◽

Religious Conversions ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

Legal Restrictions

Christian conversion has become a major topic of discussion amongst academics, religious leaders, and policymakers alike in recent decades, especially in developing countries. Nepal has witnessed one of the highest rates of Hinduism to Christianity conversion in South Asia. Whilst there are no legal restrictions for religious conversion in Nepal, the conversion from Hinduism to Christianity appears to be disproportionately higher amongst Dalit communities in Nepal. However, religious conversion amongst Nepalese Dalits is yet to be fully understood. This research uses mixed methodologies of data collection and analysis to explore various issues related to religious conversion amongst Hindu Dalits into Christianity in Nepal. Results indicate whilst elderly and female Dalits tended to convert to Christianity, a range of factors specific to personal and communal biographies including social, cultural, emotional, and spiritual interplay together to shape the process of religious conversion amongst the Dalits. The paper concludes that the study of religious conversion should consider a range of sociocultural factors to fully understand the dynamics of religious conversion amongst Dalits.

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A Guidebook and a Research Model: A Review of Doing Excellent Small - Scale Research

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1497 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Clancy

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Social Research ◽

Real Life ◽

Practical Approach ◽

Small Scale ◽

Research Model ◽

Logical Sequence ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

Research Designs ◽

Research Students

A guide book and a research model – Doing Excellent Small - Scale Research (Layder, 2013) provides both. First, Professor Layder has written a book that is just what he intended: “an introductory guide” for research students. It provides a process for clearly defining problem and topic questions, advice regarding research designs, methods for data collection and analysis, real - life examples, and a logical sequence tying everything together. Second, the author offers an Adaptive Research Model as a practical approach for conducting social research. This model and this book are recommended (by the reviewer) for research students and teachers, both undergraduate - and graduate - level.

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The Blue Car in the Forest: Exploring Children’s Experiences of Sustainability in a Canadian Forest

Nordic Studies in Science Education ◽

10.5617/nordina.6169 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 403-417

Author(s):

Debra Harwood

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Data Collection ◽

Small Scale ◽

Research Approach ◽

Ethnographic Case Study ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

Human World ◽

Qualitative Exploration ◽

Children’S Thinking

An abandoned blue car from 1958 is a central figure of the qualitative exploration of sustainability pedagogies within a Canadian nature school. The mystery of the car and its entanglement within a densely-forested area where the preschool children play and learn is provocative. As part of a larger ethnographic case study of the nature school, eight young children (3-5-year-olds) and their two nature teachers’ critical engagement with the car is examined over the course of a year. The research approach for the data collection and analysis included photos, videos, participant-observations, educator journals, and children’s oral and written expressions of their ideas related to the project and sustainability. This small scale study offers a glimpse into the possibilities that emerge when we include children’s thinking, decisions, and actions within the more-than-human world to foster sustainability.

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