Exercise 9.2A
This exercise relates to the listening passage on page 9.2. You can listen to the passage again here:
Note down, in English, what tasks were completed by each deadline. In each case click on 'show answer' to see if your response is correct.
10 April
plan of primary data collection
late April
sample form, interview questionnaire, advice for interviewers and observers
early May
formed research group, selected people who would carry out the fieldwork, data processing experts and people who would analyse and prepare the final report; guidelines for the group tasked with collecting primary data; duplication of materials for the pilot study
21 May
training session for interviewers, observers and others
2-3 June
pilot study in Kyiv over the weekend; showed that the programme and paperwork needed to be amended; duplication of corrected materials
September
main study, avoiding holiday period in July and August
October
collected data prepared for processing: checking, editing, encoding
mid-November
completion of computer analysis (a lengthy process, as there were almost 500 respondents)
at this time
analysis of results, preparation of draft report
shortly
presentation of initial findings and recommendations at the university