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CHAPTERS<br />

PLANNING OF THE RESEARCH<br />

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PAGE<br />

5.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103<br />

5.2 POSTULATES 103<br />

5.2.1 Responsibility 103<br />

5.2.2 Information 104<br />

5.2.3 Decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g 104<br />

5.2.4 Skills 104<br />

5.2.5 Accountability 104<br />

5.3 PREPARATION FOR AND DESIGN OF THE RESEARCH 104<br />

5.3.1 Permission . . . . . . . .. 104<br />

5.3.2 Selection <strong>of</strong> respondents 105<br />

5.4 THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 105<br />

5.4.1 The questionnaire <strong>as</strong> research <strong>in</strong>strument 105<br />

5.4.2 Construction <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire 107<br />

5.4.3 Characteristics <strong>of</strong> a good questionnaire . .. 109<br />

5.4.4 Advantages <strong>and</strong> disadvantages <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire 110<br />

(I) Advantages <strong>of</strong> the written questionnaire 111<br />

(2) Disadvantages <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire 113<br />

5.4.5 Validity <strong>and</strong> reliability <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire 114<br />

(I) Validity <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire 115<br />

(2) Reliability <strong>of</strong> the questionnaire 117<br />

5.5 PILOT STUDY 119<br />

5.6 ADMINISTRATION OF THE QUESTIOl'

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