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Preparation and Development of Data Collection Instruments for Social Research

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The objective of this chapter is to give a clear idea to the research students on the preparation and development of data collection instruments for conducting social research. There are numerous debates about the types of data collection instruments in social research. I have written off all of these instruments into main three categories, such as interview schedule, guideline, and checklist. First, this chapter provides the general rules for the preparation and development of these instruments and then describes the preparatory stages. Secondly, it provides a template of each type of instrument.

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  1. Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh

    M. Rezaul Islam

  2. Centre for Family and Child Studies, Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    M. Rezaul Islam

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  1. Centre for Family and Child Studies, Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    M. Rezaul Islam

  2. Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Niaz Ahmed Khan

  3. Department of Social Work, School of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Rajendra Baikady

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Islam, M. (2022). Preparation and Development of Data Collection Instruments for Social Research. In: Islam, M.R., Khan, N.A., Baikady, R. (eds) Principles of Social Research Methodology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5441-2_32

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