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Methodological Aspects of a Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Asylum Seekers in Germany
- This field report presents and discusses methodological issues and challenges encountered in a mixed-methods research project on asylum seekers in Bavaria, Germany. It documents the research design of, and field experiences in, a quantitative survey based on a quota sampling procedure and a qualitative study, both of which were conducted in collective accommodation for asylum seekers at selected locations in that federal state. Standardized PAPI multiple-topic questionnaires were completed by asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Iraq (N = 779); most of the questionnaires were self-administered. In addition, 12 qualitative face-to-face biographical interviews were conducted in order to gain an in-depth understanding of attitudes and experiences of asylum seekers. This report focuses on the following aspects: the use of gatekeepers to facilitate participant recruitment; sampling procedures; the involvement of interpreters in the data collection process; response bias and response behaviors among asylum seekers; and the experiences gained from data collection in collective accommodation for asylum seekers.
Author: | Sonja HaugORCiDGND, Susanne Lochner, Dominik Huber |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.12758/mda.2019.02 |
Parent Title (English): | mda - methods data analyses |
Subtitle (English): | A Field Report |
Publisher: | GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2019 |
Release Date: | 2022/02/02 |
Tag: | asylum seekers in Germany; biographical research; gatekeeper approach; methodological issues; mixed methods; surveys; use of interpreters |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 2 |
First Page: | 321 |
Last Page: | 340 |
Note: | Corresponding author: Sonja Haug |
Institutes: | Fakultät Angewandte Sozial- und Gesundheitswissenschaften |
Kompetenzzentren der OTH Regensburg / Institut für Sozialforschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung (IST) | |
Fakultät Angewandte Sozial- und Gesundheitswissenschaften / Labor Empirische Sozialforschung | |
Begutachtungsstatus: | peer-reviewed |
research focus: | Lebenswissenschaften und Ethik |
OpenAccess Publikationsweg: | Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg |
Diamond Open Access - OA-Veröffentlichung ohne Publikationskosten (Sponsoring) | |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |