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Special efforts will be made to meet with commune council members as circumstances permit. The national
elections will take place 27 July and in some areas commune council members be not be available. One or
two KIIs will also be conducted in the specifically targeted areas of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and
Sihanoukville. The total number of KIIs will therefore be about 27 – 30.
Individual interviews About 2-3 semi-structured individual interviews will be carried out at every village
site, making a total of 12-18. The actual number will depend on the types of issues that emerge in the
FGDs and KIIs and the availability of time. The interviewees will be selected from each of the four youth
group FGDs or will be selected based on special areas of concern (e.g., disabilities, ethnicity, school drop
out, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, child labourer). An additional two interviews will be conducted in
specifically targeted areas in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville. The total number of individual
interviews will therefore be about 18-24.
II.
STUDY PROCESS
The complete fieldwork process in each village site will take six days as follows.
Activity
Number of days
Travel 1
FGDs, KIIs, and individual interviews in the village 3
Reflection/Report writing 1
Contingency 1
Total 6
The number of days earmarked for each activity is limited due to budget and time constraints. Although
in practice there should be flexibility in how the time is used, the fieldwork should ideally proceed
according to the following sequence of activities.
In Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville, one additional day would be needed to cover the
specifically targeted areas and groups. Six days may be sufficient for Phnom Penh as travel time will be
minimal. Again, the amount of work that can be achieved regarding specifically targeted groups will depend
on the resources available at the conclusion of the second round of fieldwork.
The village survey teams will be comprised of four enumerators and one CDRI team leader. There will three
survey teams. Each survey team will visit one province during the first phase of the fieldwork and one province
during the second phase.
Preparation Before starting the fieldwork in a village, the team should call on the commune council and
inform them of the study process. This meeting should also be used to gather preliminary information
about the commune, with a specific focus on issues pertaining to the situation of youth. A time should
be arranged to meet as many of CC members and village chiefs as possible at the conclusion of the
fieldwork in order to cross-check the main findings and obtain feedback and clarification on areas that
are not clear. The roles and responsibilities of the team members should be decided before starting
the fieldwork. The team should also discuss a tentative plan for the fieldwork.
Introduction Full introductions should be given before starting the fieldwork at any location. We also need
to repeat the full introductions before starting a FGD or individual interview. Introductions should include:
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