Designing multi-site qualitative research with non-literate populations : inclusive sampling, multilingual data collection, and participatory methods with rural Ghanaian women / Thomas Anning-Dorson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anning-Dorson, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in agriculture--Ghana--Case studies.

Women in agriculture.

Cassava--Processing--Ghana--Case studies.

Cassava.

Qualitative research--Methodology--Case studies.

Qualitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.

Summary:

This case details how I designed and carried out a multi-site qualitative study exploring rural Ghanaian women’s roles in the cassava-gari value chain. Because women agro-processors in Ghana are often excluded from value-chain research, inclusivity influenced every methodological decision. The study was conducted across two contrasting districts: Techiman Municipality’s commercial processing infrastructure and Upper Manya Krobo District’s household-based micro-enterprises centered around Sekesua. Working with agricultural extension officers and women’s cooperatives, I used purposive snowball sampling with quota diversification to recruit 57 processors, traders, and farmers ages 19 to 67. Semi-structured life-history interviews conducted in Twi and Krobo were complemented by participatory mapping workshops where planned methods required adaptive solutions when literacy assumptions collapsed. A bilingual team transcribed and translated recordings through two-stage back-checking, with translation debates documented as analytical opportunities. Member-checking genuinely reshaped findings when women re-prioritized fuelwood scarcity over market distance as the primary barrier. The case centers on Sekesua, where official endorsements opened doors but friend-to-friend recruitment built trust and where male intermediaries asserted themselves into women-only spaces requiring real-time negotiation. Fieldwork logistics including childcare stipends, tiered compensation, and battery-powered equipment operationalized inclusive research logic that procedural justice requires structural accommodations. The case demonstrates that inclusive research must be negotiated and co-created with participants who reshape the process itself.

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ISBN:

9781036251109

OCLC:

1594889476

Publisher Number:

T302695