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ESA 13th Conference | (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities | http://esa13thconference.eu, 2017
The verbal interaction coding is a quantitative technique used to encode the verbal interaction ... more The verbal interaction coding is a quantitative
technique used to encode the verbal interaction
between interviewer and respondent. This technique
is employed both to pretest survey questions, locating
those which cause interviewer’s and respondent’s
verbal deviations from the ideal sequence of
standardization and, in data collection, to monitor and
evaluate the interviewers’ behaviors according to the
standard guidelines. Some scholars highlight that the
main limit of this technique is to consider “as negative”
all deviations. Actually two types of deviation exist: the
deviation “harmful” to data quality (indicator of
inaccurate question formulation or interviewer related
error) and the “virtuous” ones, when interviewer and
respondent vivaciously interact to understand each
other. In this paper the authors present a study in
which they tested a more qualitative verbal interaction
coding, designed to overcome this limit. Thanks to this
approach, during the questionnaire pretest, questions
were reformulated only when many dangerous
deviations gathered around, leaving out those which
collected virtuous deviations. After the pretest, the
researchers trained the interviewers and
recommended them to adopt the virtuous behaviors,
in order to have a flexible conduction and meet the
respondents interpretative needs. During the
fieldwork, the interviewers were monitored live, and
who implemented a strict standardized conduction or “harmful deviant behaviors” was involved in a second
training. In short, the authors of the study assert that a
more qualitative verbal interaction coding, is useful to
exceed its endemic limit because it allows to discern
between bad and good deviant behaviors.
The organization of the STS Master regularly carries out placement surveys on students who have o... more The organization of the STS Master regularly carries out placement surveys on students who have obtained the Master's degree certificate in "Space Transport Systems" in previous years. Participation in these surveys is generally quite high (about 75% of the total number of former students). In 2017, the study focused on students who achieved the STS Master between 2012 and 2016. A web-survey was carried out based on a semi-structured questionnaire, 105 students out of the 136 answered.
L'organizzazione del Master STS svolge regolarmente indagini di placement sugli studenti che hann... more L'organizzazione del Master STS svolge regolarmente indagini di placement sugli studenti che hanno conseguito l'attestato di master di II° Livello in "Sistemi di Trasporto Spaziale" negli anni precedenti. La partecipazione a queste indagini è generalmente piuttosto elevata (circa il 75% di questionari completati sul numero totale degli ex studenti contattati). Nel 2017, lo studio si è focalizzato in particolar modo sugli studenti che hanno conseguito il Master STS tra il 2012 e il 2016. È stata realizzata una websurvey basata su un questionario semi-strutturato appositamente predisposto, cui hanno risposto 105 studenti (su 136 contattati a cui è stato chiesto di partecipare).
in Studi di Sociologia (2015) - The instructions given to interviewers by social researchers are ... more in Studi di Sociologia (2015) - The instructions given to interviewers by social researchers are often aimed at standardizing their behaviour, assuming that this can lead to standardize the meaning of questions carried to all respondents. Despite the recent methodological studies have shown that there isn’t relationship between behavioral standardization and semantic standardization, many researchers continue to refuse this evidence. This article presents a theoretical consideration about the state of art in the matter of this issue. Furthermore it shows the results of two studies investigating the procedures adopted by face to face or telephone interviewers and their conformity with the constraints of standardization. The research shows that the interviewers are usual to stray from the demand of standardization, and that their flexible approach to the interview improves the quality of collected data.
International Review of Sociology: Revue Internationale de Sociologie, Nov 28, 2013
The article presents an analysis of the relationship between young people and alcohol and drug us... more The article presents an analysis of the relationship between young people and alcohol and drug use, examining both their attitudes and behaviors. The analysis is based on statistics collected through a structured-questionnaire survey of 1071 students from the secondary schools of Rome and the Province. The first part of the article examines patterns and levels of alcohol and drug use and typical places of use. The central part is dedicated to the perceptions and opinions on alcohol and drugs, with particular regard to the dimensions of risk and sociality, and to the different roles of school and family in raising risk awareness. Sociality appears as a crucial element in young people's tendency to associate alcohol and drugs with an effect of relaxation and disinhibition that makes social relations easier. The article finally examines the relationship between young people and social norms, identifying transgressive models and habits. On the whole, the study highlights a connection between alcohol and drug use and desire of sociality, which is experienced more as a situational and ever-changing practice than as a search for close friendships.
Miur Multimedia Monitor (M3). Progetto di Monitoraggio e Valorizzazione dei 4 Piani Nazionali sull’innovazione didattica.
Il volume, pubblicato con il contributo del Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio... more Il volume, pubblicato con il contributo del Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare (MATTM), rappresenta il prodotto di un'esperienza di ricerca svolta nell'ambito della linea di attività "Prevenzione dai rischi dell'esposizione a radiazioni ionizzanti", prevista dalla Convenzione tra MATTM e ISPRA (allora APAT) del 29/12/2006. In particolare, l'indagine qui presentata è stata realizzata grazie a una convenzione alla direzione scientifica del Prof. Antonio Fasanella, è stata seguita e coordinata per l'ISPRA dal Dott. Manlio Maggi. Entrambi hanno curato la pubblicazione del volume. Un ringraziamento particolare va alla Dott.ssa Barbara Castrucci, referente tecnico del MATTM per la succitata linea di attività, e all'Ing. Roberto Mezzanotte, già Direttore del Dipartimento Nucleare, Rischio Tecnologico e Industriale (RIS) dell'ISPRA.
Books by Francesca Marconi
in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet" di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da F... more in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet"
di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da Franco Angeli, 2014
in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet" di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da ... more in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet"
di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da Franco Angeli, 2014
ESA 13th Conference | (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities | http://esa13thconference.eu, 2017
The verbal interaction coding is a quantitative technique used to encode the verbal interaction ... more The verbal interaction coding is a quantitative
technique used to encode the verbal interaction
between interviewer and respondent. This technique
is employed both to pretest survey questions, locating
those which cause interviewer’s and respondent’s
verbal deviations from the ideal sequence of
standardization and, in data collection, to monitor and
evaluate the interviewers’ behaviors according to the
standard guidelines. Some scholars highlight that the
main limit of this technique is to consider “as negative”
all deviations. Actually two types of deviation exist: the
deviation “harmful” to data quality (indicator of
inaccurate question formulation or interviewer related
error) and the “virtuous” ones, when interviewer and
respondent vivaciously interact to understand each
other. In this paper the authors present a study in
which they tested a more qualitative verbal interaction
coding, designed to overcome this limit. Thanks to this
approach, during the questionnaire pretest, questions
were reformulated only when many dangerous
deviations gathered around, leaving out those which
collected virtuous deviations. After the pretest, the
researchers trained the interviewers and
recommended them to adopt the virtuous behaviors,
in order to have a flexible conduction and meet the
respondents interpretative needs. During the
fieldwork, the interviewers were monitored live, and
who implemented a strict standardized conduction or “harmful deviant behaviors” was involved in a second
training. In short, the authors of the study assert that a
more qualitative verbal interaction coding, is useful to
exceed its endemic limit because it allows to discern
between bad and good deviant behaviors.
The organization of the STS Master regularly carries out placement surveys on students who have o... more The organization of the STS Master regularly carries out placement surveys on students who have obtained the Master's degree certificate in "Space Transport Systems" in previous years. Participation in these surveys is generally quite high (about 75% of the total number of former students). In 2017, the study focused on students who achieved the STS Master between 2012 and 2016. A web-survey was carried out based on a semi-structured questionnaire, 105 students out of the 136 answered.
L'organizzazione del Master STS svolge regolarmente indagini di placement sugli studenti che hann... more L'organizzazione del Master STS svolge regolarmente indagini di placement sugli studenti che hanno conseguito l'attestato di master di II° Livello in "Sistemi di Trasporto Spaziale" negli anni precedenti. La partecipazione a queste indagini è generalmente piuttosto elevata (circa il 75% di questionari completati sul numero totale degli ex studenti contattati). Nel 2017, lo studio si è focalizzato in particolar modo sugli studenti che hanno conseguito il Master STS tra il 2012 e il 2016. È stata realizzata una websurvey basata su un questionario semi-strutturato appositamente predisposto, cui hanno risposto 105 studenti (su 136 contattati a cui è stato chiesto di partecipare).
in Studi di Sociologia (2015) - The instructions given to interviewers by social researchers are ... more in Studi di Sociologia (2015) - The instructions given to interviewers by social researchers are often aimed at standardizing their behaviour, assuming that this can lead to standardize the meaning of questions carried to all respondents. Despite the recent methodological studies have shown that there isn’t relationship between behavioral standardization and semantic standardization, many researchers continue to refuse this evidence. This article presents a theoretical consideration about the state of art in the matter of this issue. Furthermore it shows the results of two studies investigating the procedures adopted by face to face or telephone interviewers and their conformity with the constraints of standardization. The research shows that the interviewers are usual to stray from the demand of standardization, and that their flexible approach to the interview improves the quality of collected data.
International Review of Sociology: Revue Internationale de Sociologie, Nov 28, 2013
The article presents an analysis of the relationship between young people and alcohol and drug us... more The article presents an analysis of the relationship between young people and alcohol and drug use, examining both their attitudes and behaviors. The analysis is based on statistics collected through a structured-questionnaire survey of 1071 students from the secondary schools of Rome and the Province. The first part of the article examines patterns and levels of alcohol and drug use and typical places of use. The central part is dedicated to the perceptions and opinions on alcohol and drugs, with particular regard to the dimensions of risk and sociality, and to the different roles of school and family in raising risk awareness. Sociality appears as a crucial element in young people's tendency to associate alcohol and drugs with an effect of relaxation and disinhibition that makes social relations easier. The article finally examines the relationship between young people and social norms, identifying transgressive models and habits. On the whole, the study highlights a connection between alcohol and drug use and desire of sociality, which is experienced more as a situational and ever-changing practice than as a search for close friendships.
Miur Multimedia Monitor (M3). Progetto di Monitoraggio e Valorizzazione dei 4 Piani Nazionali sull’innovazione didattica.
Il volume, pubblicato con il contributo del Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio... more Il volume, pubblicato con il contributo del Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare (MATTM), rappresenta il prodotto di un'esperienza di ricerca svolta nell'ambito della linea di attività "Prevenzione dai rischi dell'esposizione a radiazioni ionizzanti", prevista dalla Convenzione tra MATTM e ISPRA (allora APAT) del 29/12/2006. In particolare, l'indagine qui presentata è stata realizzata grazie a una convenzione alla direzione scientifica del Prof. Antonio Fasanella, è stata seguita e coordinata per l'ISPRA dal Dott. Manlio Maggi. Entrambi hanno curato la pubblicazione del volume. Un ringraziamento particolare va alla Dott.ssa Barbara Castrucci, referente tecnico del MATTM per la succitata linea di attività, e all'Ing. Roberto Mezzanotte, già Direttore del Dipartimento Nucleare, Rischio Tecnologico e Industriale (RIS) dell'ISPRA.
in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet" di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da F... more in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet"
di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da Franco Angeli, 2014
in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet" di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da ... more in "Generazioni sospese. Percorsi di indagine sui giovani Neet"
di Agnoli M. S. (cur.) edito da Franco Angeli, 2014