1. Fieldwork Monitoring in Practice: Insights from 17 Large-scale Social Science Surveys in Germany
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Meitinger, Katharina, Stadtmüller, Sven, Silber, Henning, Auriga, Roman, Bergmann, Michael, Blohm, Michael, Blumenberg, Manuela, Christmann, Pablo, Felderer, Barbara, Frodermann, Corinna, Griese, Florian, Gummer, Tobias, Koch, Achim, Kottwitz, Anita, Krell, Kristina, Krieger, Ulrich, Liebau, Elisabeth, Martin, Silke, Müller-Kuller, Andre, Rammstedt, Beatrice, Schaurer, Ines, Scherpenzeel, Annette, Schmiedeberg, Claudia, Schmidt, Tobias, Schnaudt, Christian, Verhoeven, Sascha, Zabal, Anouk, Leerstoel Schoot, and Methodology and statistics for the behavioural and social sciences
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Monitoring ,fieldwork measures ,Umfrageforschung ,Fragebogen ,Federal Republic of Germany ,key performance indicators ,fieldwork monitoring ,survey research ,Messung ,field research ,Social sciences, sociology, anthropology ,Feldforschung ,Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften ,Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ,questionnaire ,indicator ,indicator research ,Indikator ,standardization (meth.) ,Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods ,Standardisierung ,Indikatorenforschung ,ddc:300 ,measurement - Abstract
This study provides a synopsis of the current fieldwork monitoring practices of large-scale surveys in Germany. Based on the results of a standardized questionnaire, the study summarizes fieldwork monitoring indicators used and fieldwork measures carried out by 17 large-scale social sciences surveys in Germany. Our descriptive results reveal that a common set of fieldwork indicators and measures exist on which the studied surveys rely. However, it also uncovers the need for additional design-specific indicators. Finally, it underlines the importance of a close cooperation between survey representatives and fieldwork agencies to optimize processes in fieldwork monitoring in the German survey context. The article concludes with implications for fieldwork practice.
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- 2020