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BACKGROUND
CONFIRM BACKGROUND INFO FOR PANEL MEMBERS
NAME (NOT CODED): ______MOBILE (NOT CODED):______
1) RESPONDENT ID NUMBER: _____ RESPID
2) Date survey conducted: Day_DD______INTDAY10 Month MM______MONTH10
3) INTERVIEWER: 1040= 1041= 1042= 1043= INTRVW10
1044= 1045= 1046= 1047=
1048= 1049=
4) ORGANIZATION NAME ______
4B) ORGANIZATION ID NO: ______ORGID10
5) SUBUNIT: Name of department or other unit of organization: ______SUBORG10
6) TIME INTERVIEW BEGAN: ______(FOR EXAMPLE, 1:15 PM IS 13:15) BEGTIM10
7) What is your official job title? ______JOBTIT10
8) In what year did you begin your employment with this organization? YYYY ______YRSTAR10
EDUCATION
10) Currently, what is your highest degree? HDEGRE10
1=Ph.D. 2=Master's/MSC of Science/MSC of Philosophy 3=BSC/BA 4=Diploma 5=Other
11) In what field? ______FIELD10
12) From which institution and country was highest degree received?
12A) Institution: ______INSTI10
12B) Country: ______COUNDE10
12C) Region: REGION10
1 = Ghana 3 = Africa (not Ghana) 4 = Europe 5 = United States 6 = Asia 7 = Australia/NZ 8 = South America
9 = Other region
13) In what year was that degree granted? YYYY ______HDEGYR10
14) Have you received any of your other degrees from an institution in the developed countries? DCED10
1 = Yes 0 = No
14A) IF YES, Which DEGREE, YEAR, INSTITUTION, COUNTRY?
______
Degree Year Institution Country
DEGREE10 YR10 INSTIT10 LCOTDG10
15) How many years did you spend outside of Ghana for higher education & training, including postdoctoral studies? ______years YRGONE10
16) How many years have you spent abroad altogether in the developed countries? ______years YRDC10
Background
17) Can you please tell me your birth year? 19__ __ YRBORN10
18) What was your father's main occupation? FATHOC10
1=Farmer/Peasant 2=Teacher/Education 3=Civil Servant
4=Nurse/Medical/Physician 5=Researcher/Professor/Scientist 6=Extension officer
7=Business/Merchant/Shopkeeper 8=Houseperson 9=Other
19) Can you please tell me your marital status? (married, single, divorced, separated, or widowed)? MARSTA10
1=married 2=single 3=divorced 4=separated 5=widowed 9=DK/NR
20a) How many children do you have? IF ZERO, ENTER ZERO ______CHILD10
20b) IF CHILDREN, how many are below 21 years? ______YOCHIL10
21) IF MARRIED, what is your husband/wife's main occupation? SPOUOC10
0=Not Married 1=Farmer/Peasant 2=Teacher/Education
3=Civil Servant 4=Nurse/Medical/Physician 5=Researcher/Professor/Scientist
6=Extension officer 7=Business/Merchant/Shopkeeper 8=Houseperson
9=other, specify ______
TIME ALLOCATION: We'd like to know how your time is divided among research, teaching, administration, and other activities. [ACTUAL TIME, NOT OFFICIAL TIME]
22) About what percentage of your professional time is spent on research? ____% PCTRES10
23) About what percentage of your time is spent on teaching? ____% PCTTEA10
24) About what percentage of your time is spent on administration? ____% PCTADM10
25) About what percentage is spent on other activities? ____% PCTACT10
TOTAL = 100%
[INTERVIEWER: BE SURE THE TOTAL FOR QUESTIONS 22-25 ADD TO 100%]
PERSONNEL: Now let's switch to some more general questions about relations with people and projects.
How many of each of the following people are you currently responsible for supervising?
26) ____ Professional scientists and engineers SUPPRO10
27) ____ Technicians and field workers SUPTEC10
28) ____ Doctoral students SUPDOC10
29) ____ Postgraduate students (MA, MS, M.Phil., etc.) SUPMA10
30) ____ Non-technical staff SUPNOT10
With how many of each of the following people in your own organization do you work closely? By this I mean those with whom you currently discuss projects on a regular basis.
31) ____ Professional scientists and engineers WORPRO10
32) ____ Technicians and field workers WORTEC10
33) ____ Doctoral students WORDOC10
34) ____ Postgraduate students (MA, MS, M.Phil., etc.) WORKMA10
35) ____ Non-technical staff WORNTE10
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CURRENT PROJECTS
We are interested to know something about your main research projects and activities.
36) Currently, what is your main area of research or professional interest? ______
MAIARE10
Could you please briefly give the title of each of your most important current projects? Please give up to a maximum of three projects.
FIRST PROJECT (IF ANY): FSTPRO10
37) Is this a collaboration? (that is, done in cooperation with someone in another organization) PRCOL110
1=Yes 0=No
37a) If YES, where are your collaborators located? (circle all that apply)
1 = Local (Your town or city) 2 = Elsewhere in Ghana 3 = Outside Ghana but within Africa
4 = In Europe 5 = In the United States 6 = Other country______
37g) From what location does the main funding come? P1FDLC10
1=An organization within Ghana 2=An organization outside Ghana
3=Other ______4=This project is not funded 9=DK/NR
37h) From what type of organization does the funding originate? P1FDOG10
1=Government organization within Ghana 2=Government organization outside Ghana 3=NGO within Ghana
4=NGO outside Ghana 5=Private organization within Ghana 6=Private organization outside Ghana
7=Multilateral organization 8=Other ______
SECOND PROJECT (IF ANY): SECPRO10
38) Is this a collaboration? (that is, done in cooperation with someone in another organization) PRCOL210
1=Yes 0=No
38a) If YES, where are your collaborators located? (circle all that apply)
1 = Local (Your town or city) 2 = Elsewhere in Ghana 3 = Outside Ghana but within Africa
4 = In Europe 5 = In the United States 6 = Other country ______
38g) From what location does the main funding come? P2FDLC10
1=An organization within Ghana 2=An organization outside Ghana
3=Other ______4=This project is not funded 9=DK/NR
38h) From what type of organization does the funding originate? P2FDOG10
1=Government organization within Ghana 2=Government organization outside Ghana 3=NGO within Ghana
4=NGO outside Ghana 5=Private organization within Ghana 6=Private organization outside Ghana
7=Multilateral organization 8=Other ______
THIRD PROJECT (IF ANY): TRDPRO10
39) Is this a collaboration? (that is, done in cooperation with someone in another organization) PRCOL310
1=Yes 0=No
39a) If YES, where are your collaborators located? (circle all that apply)
1 = Local (Your town or city) 2 = Elsewhere in Ghana 3 = Outside Ghana but within Africa
4 = In Europe 5 = In the United States 6 = Other country ______
39g) From what location does the main funding come? P3FDLC10
1=An organization within Ghana 2=An organization outside Ghana 3=Other ______
4=This project is not funded 9=DK/NR
39h) From what type of organization does the funding originate? P3FDOG10
1=Government organization within Ghana 2=Government organization outside Ghana 3=NGO within Ghana
4=NGO outside Ghana 5=Private organization within Ghana 6=Private organization outside Ghana
7=Multilateral organization 8=Other ______
40) Total number of current research projects: ______NUMPRO10
41) Total number of research projects currently directing: ______NUMDIR10
Please indicate (by putting a check mark) if each of the following is a problem for you in your current research:
1 = major problem 2 = minor problem 3 = not a problem 9=don’t know/No response
MAJOR MINOR NOT A
PROBLEM PROBLEM PROBLEM
1 / 2 / 3 / 942) Contacting people when they are needed PRBCNT10
43) Coordinating schedules PRBCOR10
44) Length of time to get things done PRBLNG10
45) Transmitting information PRBTRN10
46) Getting others to see your point PRBPOI10
47) Security of information PRBSEC10
48) Resolving conflicts PRBCON10
49) Decisions on a division of work PRBDEC10
50) Keeping others informed of your progress PRBKEP10
51) Too much information PRBTOO10
51a) Research funding PRBFUN10
NETWORKS
Now we are moving into the section of the interview that asks about your professional linkages.
I'm now going to give you a list of organizations. First, I'm going to show you a list of international organizations, then a list of organizations in Ghana.
GIVE RESPONDENT THE FOLDED LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS (4 LISTS, GIVEN SEPARATELY) DO NOT GIVE TYPES OF RELATION CARD UNTIL LATER
For each of these organizations, please indicate whether you have had any relations with it during the past five years--say, about 2005. That is, have you had any kind of contact or dealings with it? When I say relations with an organization I include relations with the people who are members of that organization. Just make a mark in the first column. Please add any organizations or university departments we have left out.
PROMPT AT THE END OF EACH LIST
Are there any other organizations or departments of this type you've had contact with? We should add them at the end of each list because there was not room to list all.
TAKE BACK THE FOLDED LISTS AND UNFOLD THEM. GIVE THE RESPONDENT THE CARD WITH NINE "TYPES OF RELATIONS" AND ASK HIM/HER TO REFER TO IT AS YOU READ BACK THE NAMES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HE/SHE HAS MARKED. FILL OUT THE LAST COLUMN YOURSELF AS THE RESPONDENT CALLS OUT THE ANSWERS FROM THE LIST OF TYPES OF RELATIONS
AFTER RESPONDENT HAS FINISHED LOOKING AT EACH LIST:
Now please refer to this card listing 9 types of relations. I'll read back to you the names of those organizations you have had some contact with and you tell me what kind of contact it involved--that is, what kinds of contact it was (collaborative project, personal friend, exchange of information, and so forth). So for (NAME OF ORG) what kind of relation was that? Just look at the list and tell me what it was.
RECEIVING FUNDS FROM AN ORGANIZATION INDIRECTLY ALSO COUNTS.
YOU NEED NOT HAVE HAD RELATIONS WITH THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION--ANY PERSON OR ANY BRANCH OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL COUNT AS A RELATION.
A UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERED AN ORGANIZATION.
MAKE SURE THAT A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT IS GIVEN FOR EACH UNIVERSITY CONTACT
PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS
Now I'd like to ask about a few specific people. These are the people who have similar interests or work on the same kinds of things that you do. I want to exclude other people in this specific organization or academic department. Here include anyone you talk to, anyone you go to for advice, or anyone who comes to you for advice. In other words, just tell me those that are the most important for your own work.
Just give me the short names or initials (no need for full names) of the people, with their organization & location. Please also indicate the gender of the contact.
LOCATION CODES
1 = Local (Your town or city) 2 = Elsewhere in Ghana 3 = Outside Ghana but within Africa
4 = In Europe 5 = In the United States 6 = In any other country
What means do you use most often to contact this person?
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION CODES:
1=Face-to-face 2=land line 3=fax 4=letter 5=Email 6=mobile phone 7=VOIP (i.e. Skype, Google Talk)
How many years have you known this person? [IF RESPONDENT HAS KNOWN PERSON LESS THAN A YEAR, WRITE ONE YEAR]
PCORGID / INITIALS
(NAME) / GENDER
0=Female 1=Male / ORGANIZATIONAL Affiliation
DEPARTMENT (for universities)
CITY, COUNTRY
[INTERVIEWER: NO ABBREVIATIONS] / LOCATION / MEANS / YEARS
KNOWN? /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
/ 0 1 /
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Thanks very much. That's more than half of the survey. I have a few questions now concerning resources.
Do you have ready access to the following?
52) A telephone 1=Yes 0=No ACTEL10
53) A typewriter 1=Yes 0=No ACTYPE10
54) A computer 1=Yes 0=No ACPC10
55) A printer 1=Yes 0=No ACPRNT10
56) A fax machine 1=Yes 0=No ACFAX10
56a) A scanner 1=Yes 0=No ACSCAN10
57) Email 1=Yes 0=No ACEMAL10
58) Secretarial assistance 1=Yes 0=No ACSECY10
59) A mobile phone 1=Yes 0=No ACMOBI10
59a) Internet access on mobile 1=Yes 0=No ACINMO10
The next few questions are about your professional activities in the last five years.
60) Have you been a member of any professional associations? 1=Yes 0=No MPRFAS10
61) Have you served on the editorial board of a journal? 1=Yes 0=No MEDBRD10
62) Have you held office in a professional organization? 1=Yes 0=No MPRFOF10
64) Have you been an advisor to an extension service? 1=Yes 0=No MADEXT10
65) Have you been a member of a government committee or advisory group? 1=Yes 0=No MGVCOM10
66) Have you served as a consultant within your professional field? 1=Yes 0=No MCNSLT10
67) Have you been to any training courses during this period? 1=Yes 0=No MTRAIN10
68) Have you been an advisor to an NGO? 1=Yes 0=No MADNGO10
69) Are you a member of any NGO? 1=Yes 0=No MEMNGO10
70) Have you reviewed a manuscript for a professional journal or book publisher? 1=Yes 0=No MREMAN10
70a) Have you written any grant proposals to international agencies (funded or not)? 1=Yes 0=No MGRNT10
73a) Do you have free Internet access to your important professional journals? 1=Yes 0=No MJORIN10
73) As a professional, approximately how many hours in a typical week do you spend working? ______HRSWRK10
74) About how many hours of this would you say you spend on research? ______HRSRES10
74a) In the last ten years, has your research funding: RSFUND10
1=Increased 2=Decreased 3=Remained about the same 9=DK/NR
74b) In the last ten years, has your proportion of funding from foreign sources: FRFUND10
1=Increased 2=Decreased 3=Remained about the same 9=DK/NR
74c) How would you characterize your funding at present? FUNDOP10
1=Excellent 2=Good 3=Fair 4=Poor 9=DK/NR
74d) Over the course of a year, how often do you speak about research projects and interests with scientists in your organization? SPKPRJ10
1=almost never 2=three or four times a year 3=once or twice a month
4=at least once a week 5=almost every day 9=DK/NR
MEETINGS & TRAVEL
INCLUDE GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
DO NOT INCLUDE MEETINGS WITHIN YOUR OWN OFFICE
In the past year:
75a) How many professional meetings have you attended? ______NMMTYR10
75b) How many meetings have you attended outside Ghana but within Africa? ______NMINYR10
75c) How many meetings have you attended outside Africa? ______NMOTYR10
78) How many days have you spent away from your organization on professional activities?
PLEASE INCLUDE DAYS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS. ______days DAYGON10
In the past five years:
75) How many professional meetings have you attended? ______NMPRMT10
76) How many meetings have you attended outside Ghana but within Africa? ______NUMIND10