Consortium Social Scientist should help to ensure that data collection processes are being conducted in an appropriate and consistent manner. At least one assessment of quality assurance will be conducted during the data collection phase by a moderator who will be external to the field team, preferably a collaborator from a similar study in a neighbouring country. These assessments will use the SOPs as guidance against which to evaluate the practice of the research team in each stage of the research process including recruitment, data collection and data analysis. If any issues or concerns arise as a result of this, the moderator will take action as appropriate. Team roles Give a break-down of all of the key research team staff with brief job descriptions. Eg. Lead field social scientist – managing and overseeing recruitment and data collection in the field; input into data analysis and writing up stages. ACT Consortium research fellow – designing and supervising the research study; responsible for monitoring progress of data collection; leading on data analysis and writing up. Research Assistant 1 – identifying and recruiting participants; assisting with data collection; input into writing up. Research Assistant 2 – identifying and recruiting participants; assisting with organisation of interviews/FGDs; assisting with transcribing and translation. Transcriber/translator – primary responsibility for conducting transcription and translation of all relevant field documents. Data collection Identify which team members will be involved in data collection, doing what roles and under whose supervision. Eg. The lead field social scientist will act as the moderator for FDGs and interviewer in IDIs, and will have overall responsibility for the organisation of data collection, for monitoring the recruitment and data collection processes in line with the quality assurance protocol, and for holding team debriefings and feeding back to other members of the research team. The research assistants will assist in the recruitment process, in arranging suitable times and locations for the FDGs/IDIs and for ensuring participants are able to attend the events. For the FDGs, one research assistant will act as note-taker and the other will act as coordinator, ensuring the organisation and arrangement of facilities at the FDG. Research assistants may take it in turns to act as note-taker and coordinator, as desired. Following the FDGs/IDIs, the lead field social scientist will be responsible
Consortium Social Scientist should help to ensure that data collection processes are being conducted in an appropriate and consistent manner. At least one assessment of quality assurance will be conducted during the data collection phase by a moderator who will be external to the field team, preferably a collaborator from a similar study in a neighbouring country. These assessments will use the SOPs as guidance against which to evaluate the practice of the research team in each stage of the research process including recruitment, data collection and data analysis. If any issues or concerns arise as a result of this, the moderator will take action as appropriate. Team roles Give a break-down of all of the key research team staff with brief job descriptions. Eg. Lead field social scientist – managing and overseeing recruitment and data collection in the field; input into data analysis and writing up stages. ACT Consortium research fellow – designing and supervising the research study; responsible for monitoring progress of data collection; leading on data analysis and writing up. Research Assistant 1 – identifying and recruiting participants; assisting with data collection; input into writing up. Research Assistant 2 – identifying and recruiting participants; assisting with organisation of interviews/FGDs; assisting with transcribing and translation. Transcriber/translator – primary responsibility for conducting transcription and translation of all relevant field documents. Data collection Identify which team members will be involved in data collection, doing what roles and under whose supervision. Eg. The lead field social scientist will act as the moderator for FDGs and interviewer in IDIs, and will have overall responsibility for the organisation of data collection, for monitoring the recruitment and data collection processes in line with the quality assurance protocol, and for holding team debriefings and feeding back to other members of the research team. The research assistants will assist in the recruitment process, in arranging suitable times and locations for the FDGs/IDIs and for ensuring participants are able to attend the events. For the FDGs, one research assistant will act as note-taker and the other will act as coordinator, ensuring the organisation and arrangement of facilities at the FDG. Research assistants may take it in turns to act as note-taker and coordinator, as desired. Following the FDGs/IDIs, the lead field social scientist will be responsible
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