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Research Assistants in Mock Drama

15 Jul 2009

Accra

Participants at a three-day Africa Power and Politics Program (APPP) workshop in Accra have crowned their training with an exciting and educative drama as part of preparations for their field work.

The participants, comprising university students and teachers from various backgrounds treated their colleagues to over two hours of dramatic thrills as they took turns to interview each other.  The role plays provided an opportunity for the Research Assistants to familiarize themselves with the survey instrument and to sharpen their interviewing skills.

Participants in the mock drama 

The session combined learning with fun as the participants used the experience to sharpen their communications skills in addition to familiarizing themselves with the techniques of conducting effective surveys.

 

Mr. Faith Kwame Bissi, a teacher with several years' experience in survey research praised the APPP team for their patience and the professional manner in which they answered questions posed by the participants. "I think the facilitators are taking the time to explain the issues to us and to answer all our questions. So far, they have succeeded in not making any participant feel bad for asking uncomfortable questions," he said.  

Mr. John Kwose Emmanuel, an MPhil student from the University of Ghana said the exercise was very interactive as it afforded an opportunity for the participants to get to know each other better and to share their experiences.


 

The Research Assistants have since been deployed into 13 constituencies to conduct field work as part of the second phase of the MP's /Citizens Accountability Relationship Survey currently underway in Accra. 

 

 

 

 

 

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