WPC  A ztD- 3BAn zt*~Ѽa-еp)a u3Sz2"P+TvL'b!B(v2XsN;N}LJQv/|5;"JP.OKx[HИItlڕ Dn鏈h\߹i kGZ)m.O$punmZnX;JZ1vCp[vx0-;ZīȚx= ѭ\M/WrT~Ԧx%N t=6WS#ž3$խ3X)m7+ _7r_'SCBC>1~FWLEsNk#X^B~-0,6""  XWX @(^ PROJECTDESCRIPTION   Statementofconfidentiality:Theinformationprovidedwillbeheldinthestrictestconfidence.Wewillneitherpublish,release,nordiscloseanyinformationidentifiablewithindividualrespondents.Thisisaprojectonscientificcommunication.Thefocusofthestudyisthepatternofresearchcommunicationofscientists.WeareinterestedbothinlinkageswithinGhanaandoutsidethe l $  State.Thequestionnairedealswithyourcurrentprojects,yourrelationswithpeople&organizations,andproblemsyouexperienceinconductingyourwork.Thankyouverymuchforyourkindassistance.Pleasedonothesitatetocontactanyofusifyouhaveanyquestions.Ifyouwouldlikeasummaryofthestudyresults,pleasetelltheinterviewer,whowillmakeanote.# X XW#  u    ProjectTeam #   u# @  XWX PrincipalInvestigator_Legon_0 0x " "0x"x"0(""PrincipalInvestigatorCapeCoast0("("08"""0@8"""0@8"""0@8"""@8""8"" Dr.DanBright_Dzorgbo_0 0x " "0x"x"0(""Dr.James_Opare_,("(" DepartmentofSociology0 0x " "0x"x"0(""DeptofEducationalFoundations("(" UniversityofGhana,_Legon_0 0x " "0x"x"0(""UniversityofCapeCoast("(" ddzorgbo@yahoo.co.uk  x 0  0(""opare7@yahoo.com("(" # X XW# XWX Investigators0 p 0 p"p"0 " "0x " "0x"x"0(""Investigators("(" _Alhassan_Ԁ_Sulemana_Ԁ# X XW"# XWX _Anamzoya_Ԁ# X XWl# XWX 0 x 0x"x"0(""Asamoah_Gyima_# X XW# XWX ԀKenneth# X XWz# XWX l("(" Collins_Annin_0 p 0 p"p"0 " "0x " "0x"x"0(""_Bakari_Ԁ_Dramanu_# X XW# XWX  X ("(" # X XW# XWX _Susana_Ԁ_Apochie_# X XWr# XWX 0 0 " "0x " "0x"x"0(""Irene_Vanderpuye_# X XW# XWX !D!("(" Evelyn_Bentil_Doris_Dadzie_ h  @ @ @ @ @ @  h   _Fauzia_Ԁ_Kassim_ h  @ @ @ @ @ @ # X XW# XWX InternationalCoordinator ($( Dr.Wesley_Shrum_ProfessorofSociologyDirector,_LSU_ԀInternetProjectLouisianaStateUniversityBatonRouge,Louisiana70803USAshrum@lsu.edu -@*. # X XW#  8/+0   8XXdd8   = TYPESOFRELATION H q  1)receivedorgavefunds  2)collaborativeproject3)personalfriend4)workedthere5)researchortrainingvisit6)gaveorrequestedinformationorotherresearchassistance7)borrowedorlentmaterials,samples,papers,reports8)attendedworkshoporconferencethere9)other (specify)#  =} #       & H % @,^ BACKGROUND   NameofRespondent(NOTTOBECODED)________________________COPYOFRESULTS____1) RESPONDENTIDNUMBER ________ `` 2)DAY____(leaveblank!_Dzorgbo_Ԁ&_Opare_Ԁwillcompletesequentiallywhentheylogtheinterview)3)INTERVIEWER:25=_Alhassan_Ԁ_Sulemana_Ԁ_Anamzoya_Ԁ26=Collins_Annin_Ԁ27=_Susana_Ԁ_Apochie_  28=Evelyn_Bentil_Ԁ29=Doris_Dadzie_Ԁ30=_Fauzia_Ԁ_Kassim_  31=_Asamoah_Ԅ_Gyima_ԀKenneth32=_Bakari_Ԁ_Dramanu_Ԁ33=Irene_Vanderpuye_4)ORGANIZATIONNAME____________________________________________  ORGANIZATIONID_________(seeorganizationallistforcodes)5)SUBUNIT p Nameofdepartmentorotherunitoforganization:   _____________________________________6)TIMEINTERVIEWBEGAN______  (USE24HOURCLOCK:FOREXAMPLE,1:15PMIS13:15))7)Whatisyourofficialjobtitle?____________________________________________8)Inwhatyeardidyoubeginyouremploymentwiththisorganization?____9)Inwhattypeoforganizationdidyouworkbeforeyouwereemployedbyyourcurrentorganization?0  1=university 2=private x 3=governmentresearchinstitute 0 4=governmentagency 8"   5=_NGO_Ԁ 6=other x 7=noprioremployment   0 9=_DK_/_NR_"" @..-^ EDUCATION  ,, 10)Whatisyourhighestdegree?1=Ph.D.2=Master's/_M.Phil_.3=Bachelor's4=Diploma5=Other11)Inwhatfield?_____________________________________12)Fromwhichinstitutionwasthatdegreereceived?________________________________________13)Inwhatyearwasthatdegreegranted?_____14)Haveyoureceivedanyofyourdegreesfromaninstitutioninthedevelopedcountries?1=Yes0=No  14a)IFYES,Wasthatyourhighestdegreetheoneyoujustmentioned?(IFYES,SKIP14b)  14b)IFYES,WHICHDEGREE,YEAR,&INSTITUTION?   0  L)L$+ ______________________________________________________________________________0   15)HowmanyyearsdidyouspendoutsideofGhanaforhighereducation&training,including ,'/ postdoctoralstudies?_____ "" 16)Howmanyyearshaveyouspentabroadaltogetherinthedevelopedcountries?_____  4/4*2 #  % & H"# XWX FiveBackgroundQuestions# X XWV/#  17)Whatisyouryearofbirth:19____18)Whatwasyourfather'smainoccupation? 0  0p""1=Farmer/Peasant2=Teacher/Education3=CivilServant4=Nurse/Medical  5=Researcher/Professor/Scientist6=Extensionofficer7=Business/Merchant/Shopkeeper8=Housewife9=Other# 0# p"p" 19)Areyoumarried,single,divorced,separated,orwidowed?  1=married2=single3=divorced4=separated5=widowed20)Howmanychildrendoyouhave?______21)Ifmarried,whatisyourhusband/wife'smainoccupation? 0  0p""1=Farmer/Peasant2=Teacher/Education3=CivilServant4=Nurse/Medical   5=Researcher/Professor/Scientist6=Extensionofficer7=Business/Merchant/Shopkeeper8=Housewife9=Other# ^2#,, p"p"  We'dliketoknowhowyourtimeisdividedamongresearch,teaching,administration,andotheractivities.     CLARIFICATION:WEMEANYOURACTUALTIME,NOTYOUROFFICIALTIME22)  Aboutwhatpercentageofyourprofessionaltimeisspentonresearch?____  23)  Aboutwhatpercentageofyourtimeisspentonteaching?____  24)  Aboutwhatpercentageofyourtimeisspentonadministration____  25)  Aboutwhatpercentageisspentonotheractivities_____     0 TOTAL=100%   PERSONNEL   Nowlet'sswitchtosomemoregeneralquestionsaboutrelationswithpeopleandprojects.Howmanyofeachofthefollowingpeopleareyoucurrentlyresponsibleforsupervising?  26)____Professionalscientists&engineers  27)____Techniciansandfieldworkers  28)____Doctoralstudents  29)____PostgraduateStudents(M.A.,M.S.,M.Phil.,etc.)  30)____NontechnicalstaffWithhowmanyofeachofthefollowingpeopleinyourownorganizationdoyouworkclosely?BythisImeanthosewithwhomyoucurrentlydiscussprojectsonaregularbasis?  31)____Professionalscientists&engineers  32)____Techniciansandfieldworkers  33)____Doctoralstudents  34)____PostgraduateStudents(M.A.,M.S.,M.Phil.,etc.)  35)____Nontechnicalstaff  1,: @)^  u  CURRENTPROJECTS#   u:#   We'reinterestedtoknowalittlebitaboutyourmainresearchprojectsandactivities.36)Currently,whatisyourmainareaofresearchorprofessionalinterest?_________________________________Couldyoupleasebrieflygivethetitleofeachofyourmostimportantcurrentprojects.EXPLAINIFNECESSARY.We'dalsoliketoknowifeachoneiscollaborative(thatis,doneincooperationwithsomeoneinanotherorganization)andwhereyourcollaboratorsarelocated. x    ( MAXIMUMOFTHREEPROJECTS 4 4  FIRSTPROJECT   p    x    (        p    x    (     37)Collaboration? 1=Yes0=No  TT  A) xdE=A  SECONDPROJECT(IFANY)   p    x    (     38)Collaboration? 1=Yes0=No   A) xdEJ=A KK THIRDPROJECT(IFANY)   p    x    (     39)Collaboration? 1=Yes0=No  # A) xdE{=A ||$ Includingtheprojectsyoujustmentioned,howmanyresearchprojectsareyouinvolvedinaltogether?Andhowmanyofthesedoyoudirect?  40)_____Totalnumberofresearchprojects    41)______Totalnumberofresearchprojectsdirected Pleaseindicateifeachofthefollowingisaproblemforyouinyourcurrentresearch: o&o!. # ˄A#   1=Amajorproblem 2=Aminorproblem ( 3=Notaproblem  0     9=_DK_/_NR_ '"0 # 2B#    p    x MajorMinorNot   0   0  )$2 # PC# 42)Contactingpeoplewhentheyareneeded  # :D# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# ˲D#  E*E%3 # @E# 43)Coordinatingschedules  x   # ˗E# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# F#   + &4 44)Lengthoftimetogetthingsdone. x   # ˥F# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# :G#  +&5 45)Transmittinginformation.  x   # G# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# `H#  ,'6 46)Gettingotherstoseeyourpoint. x   # H# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# ˂I#  U-U(7 47)Securityofinformation.  x   # J# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# ˧J#  .)8 48)Resolvingconflicts.   x # 5K#   1 ( 2  3   0     9# K#  .)9 49)Decisionsonadivisionofwork. x   # bL# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# L#  /*: 50)Keepingothersinformedofyourprogress.  # ˃M# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# N#  e0e+; 51)Toomuchinformation.  x   # ˡN# 1 ( 2  3   0     9# 5O#  )1),< # O#  1,=     u  NETWORKS#   u;P#   /P Nowwearemovingintothesectionoftheinterviewthatasksaboutyourprofessionallinkages.  I'mnowgoingtogiveyoualistoforganizations.First,I'mgoingtoshowyoualistofinternationalorganizations,thenalistoforganizationsinGhana. 0   GIVERESPONDENTTHEFOLDEDLISTOFORGANIZATIONS ""  Foreachoftheseorganizations,pleaseindicatewhetheryouhavehadanyrelationswithitduringthepastfive   yearssay,about1997.Thatis,haveyouhadanykindofcontactordealingswithit.Ofcourse,whenIsayrelationswithanorganizationIincluderelationswiththepeoplewhoaremembersofthatorganizationaswell BB  asfunding,visits,orcollaboration.Justmakeamarkinthefirstcolumn.Pleaseaddanyorganizationsoruniversitydepartmentswehaveleftout. TAKEBACKTHEFOLDEDLISTSANDUNFOLDTHEM.GIVETHERESPONDENTTHECARDWITHNINE" TYPESOFRELATIONS "ANDASKHIMTOREFERTOITASYOUREADBACKTHENAMESOFTHE  ORGANIZATIONSTHATHEHASMARKED.FILLOUTTHELASTCOLUMNYOURSELFASTHERESPONDENTCALLSOUTTHEANSWERSFROMTHELISTOFTYPESOFRELATIONSPROMPTATTHEENDOFEACHLIST Arethereanyotherorganizationsordepartmentsofthistypeyou'vehadcontactwith.Weshouldaddthemat ~~! theendofeachlistbecausewedidn'thaveroomtolistthemall.  @@" AFTERRESPONDENTHASFINISHEDLOOKINGATEACHLIST: Nowpleaserefertothiscardlisting9typesofrelations.I'llreadbacktoyouthenamesofthoseorganizations $) youhavehadsomecontactwithandyoutellmewhatkindofcontactitinvolvedthatis,whatkindsofcontactitwas(collaborativeproject,personalfriend,exchangeofinformation,andsoforth).Sofor(NAMEOF_ORG_)whatkindofrelationwasthat?Justlookatthelistandtellmewhatitwas. CLARIFICATION:RECEIVINGFUNDSFROMANORGANIZATIONINDIRECTLYALSOCOUNTS.CLARIFICATION:YOUNEEDNOTHAVEHADRELATIONSWITHTHEMAINHEADQUARTERSOFTHEORGANIZATIONANYPERSONORANYBRANCHOFTHEORGANIZATIONWILLCOUNTASA v+v&2 RELATION.  0+9  @- - '^  u PROFESSIONALCONTACTS#   uZ#   NowI'dliketoaskaboutafewspecificpeople,thepeoplewhohavesimilarinterestsorworkonthesamekindsof  thingsthatyoudo.Ionlywanttoexcludeotherpeopleinthisspecificorganizationoracademicdepartment.Here  includeanyoneyoutalkto,anyoneyougotoforadvice,oranyonewhocomestoyouforadvice.Inotherwords,justtellmethosethatarethemostimportantforyourownwork.(1)Justgivemetheshortnames(noneedforfullnames)ofthepeople,withtheirorganization&location(city).  LOCATIONCODES 1=Accra,2=Ghana,3=AfricaoutsideGhana,4=FOREIGN (notAfrica) p p (3)Whatmeansdoyouusemostoftentocontactthisperson?(listallthatapply)  MEANSCODES  x 1=FACETOFACE;2=PHONE;3=FAX;4=LETTER;5=EMAIL     * ddd Xdd Xdd X"",tdd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd +   DD  _PCORG_ԀID#    NAME    ORGANIZATIONNAME&CITY    LOCATION      MEANS (    (_                      XX   XX   XX   XX  XX    ((   ((   ((   ((   ((!    "   #   $   %  &    '   (   )   *  +    ,   -   .   /  0    h"h1   h"h2   h"h3   h"h4  h"h5    8%8 6   8%8 7   8%8 8   8%8 9  8%8 :    (#;   (#<   (#=   (#>  (#?    *%@   *%A   *%B   *%C  *%D    -(E   -(F   -(G   -(H  -(I    x0x+J   x0x+K   x0x+L   x0x+M x0x+N  @  &^  u  PROFESSIONALACTIVITIES#   ue#   Thanksverymuch.That'smorethanhalfofthesurveyandthehardpartisover!Ihaveafewquestionsnowconcerningtheresourcesthatyouhaveaccesstoandsomequestionsonyourprofessionalactivities. Doyouhavereadyaccesstothefollowing?  $ $   52)atelephone   x   1=Yes ( 0=No      53)atypewriter   x   1=Yes ( 0=No  4 4    54)apersonalcomputer  x   1=Yes ( 0=No       55)aprinter   x   1=Yes ( 0=No  HH    56)afaxmachine  x   1=Yes ( 0=No      57)electronicmailcapacity(email)  1=Yes ( 0=No  \\    58)secretarialassistance  x   1=Yes ( 0=No     59)amobilephone  x   1=Yes ( 0=No  pp Thefollowingquestionsaboutyourprofessionalactivitiesrefertothe lastfiveyears(thatis,sinceabout1997) .     p  MostofthesearejustYesorNo.60)Haveyoubeenamemberofanyprofessionalassociations?     0 0 1=Yes0=No   0"0" 61)Haveyouservedontheeditorialboardofajournal? (     0 0 1=Yes0=No 0"0" 62)Haveyouheldofficeinaprofessionalorganization? (     0 0 1=Yes0=No   0"0" 64)Haveyoubeenanadvisortotheextensionservice? (     0 0 1=Yes0=No !0"0" 65)Haveyoubeenamemberofagovernmentcommitteeoradvisorygroup?   0 0 1=Yes0=No 4 4#0"0" 66)Since1997haveyouservedasaconsultantwithinyourprofessionalfield? 0 0 1=Yes0=No !%0"0" 67)Haveyoubeentoanytrainingcoursesduringthisperiod?    0 0 1=Yes0=No H#H'0"0" 68)Haveyoubeenanadvisortoan_NGO_?   (     0 0 1=Yes0=No  $)0"0" 69)Areyouamemberofany_NGO_? x    (     0 0 1=Yes  0=No \&\!+0"0" 70) Haveyoureviewedamanuscriptforaprofessionaljournalorbookpublisher?0 0 # ˔q# 1=Yes0=No  '"-0"0" #