Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 11)

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Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 11)

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the researcher managed tO refine his
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puring his stay in Bradford
proposed outline and then formlate questi
ed into
i tionnaires were translat
needed in the fieldwork. The qves
Arabic and field-tested on a snall sample of respondents during the
Easter vacation of 1960. They were then heavily refined back in
Bradford and were put in the final form by the end of June 1980.
Three questionnaires were used in recording responses of farmers
interviewed in the profitability analysis survey, covering fruit
trees, field crops, and livestock. English and Arabic versions of
these questionnaires are reproduced in Appendix 2.
‘The second and perhaps the most inportant part of the field work
consisted of interviews with a comprehensive sample of individuals
who were well-informed on one or more of the sectors explored. This
was envisaged to include extension agents, farmers, businessmen,
academics, and menbers of local councils, for several practical
and ich vi
Psychological reasons which will be discussed later it was decided
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‘The field work commenced in July 1980 and continued through August
1981, during which time the researcher was based at An-Najah
University in Nablus. The contacts between the researcher and his
supervisors were effectively maintained. In January 1981 he returned
to Bradford for two weeks of consultation with his supervisors, and
in April and July 1981 he was visited respectively by Dr Paul Rogers
and Mr Andrew Coulson. In November 1961 the researcher visited again
in Bradford for two more weeks of consultation.
puring his year in the West Bank, the researcher proceeded in his
field study more or less in accordance with set plans. His work
was well received by all persons and organisations approached for
cooperation. It was extremely gratifying to gain the confidence of
respondents and solicit their cooperation in a particularly sensitive
piece of research and under unusual circumstances. Being a local
resident with a fairly well-known academic identity helped the
researcher reach people and communities who would not otherwise be
easily accessible.
Sampling
Sampling problems were encountered in two parts of the field work -
profitability analyses and interviews of local experts. For reasons
which will be explained below, in neither case was it possible nor
advisable to adhere strictly to classical techniques of random
sampling. In previous work the present researcher had used more
authentic sampling techniques for at least two large scale surveys.
In 1963-64 he conducted a poultry marketing study in Jordan involving
a sample of 600 respondents. The sample was selected at random from
a population properly stratified on the basis of location, income,
and education.
The data was published in an M.Sc. thesis which was presented to

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