The Use of a Neighborhood Survey Team in the Evaluation of a Youth Employment Project.

P. O. Katsky, R. F. Wickland

Expert InsightsPublished 1969

Techniques for maximizing the quality and quantity of interview response from "nonmiddle class" populations must be developed. Past research has pointed out some of the sources of bias resulting from the use of interviewers of the same and higher class and caste status. A study is described that uses a team of indigenous interviewers to overcome some inadequacies of previous interview procedures in ghettos. The team was composed of individuals matched to respondents in such characteristics as age, sex, social class, residence, and past experience. Methods of team recruitment, training, and management are described with reference to differences between the operation of this team and surveys using professional interviewers. A typology of team members and their differing contributions to the research effort is presented. The success of the indigenous interviewers in producing quality interviews and in locating respondents is evaluated, and suggestions are made for new directions and refinements. 23 pp.

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  • Year: 1969
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  • Document Number: P-4186

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Katsky, P. O. and R. F. Wickland, The Use of a Neighborhood Survey Team in the Evaluation of a Youth Employment Project. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1969. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4186.html.
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