3.4. Sampling Method and
Sampling Size
ABAHUZAMUGAMBI COFFEE COOPERATIVE MARABA has 2000 members,
among them 66 respondent was select during this research. Therefore, the
researcher l completed a questionnaire survey of 66 member of ABAHUZAMUGAMBI
COFFEE COOPERATIVE living in Rural Areas basing on systematic random sampling
where by in every 30 persons one was questioned.
Several reasons guided the selection of respondents. First in
order to know about the development status of the areas, respondents in Rural
Areas were needed. Second, by approaching the households and simple families,
perceptions of the people could be measured. Finally, it was considered
important to observe the actual living standard of people in the whole area
compared to the former living standard. This provided a better understanding of
the reality rather than relying on reports of the project's staff.
3.6. Data Collection
The research needed both primary and secondary data. The
primary data were obtained using questionnaire, interview, and field
observation from the people living in Rural Areas and being members of
ABAHUZAMUGAMBI Cooperative. Secondary data were sourced from historical
archives, annual reports, monitoring and planning documents of SPREAD-NUR about
the statistical characteristics and baseline data of the project's site.
3.6.1. Primary Data
Triangulation data collection was used as a qualitative
technique to get primary data for the research. It comprises three angles:
Survey questionnaire, in-depth interview and field observation.
Questionnaire was
created to measure project components and empowerment indicators. It was
designed to compare the past and present condition of the community and
implementation of the project operation. It was designed to learn the
perceptions of the people, how they view LWF, and their satisfaction and
decision-making.
Questionnaires included three parts with 50 questions. The
first part obtained general and basic information about respondents. The second
part included six components of Rural Development in terms of access to
information, participation, accountability, and organization capacity. The
final part aimed to direct the respondent's perceptions about their overall
view of SPREAD-NUR's project.
The interview gave awareness of how
project carriers and facilitators view themselves in the roles of helping to
better the lives of poor people and their own future vision of the project
results when SPREAD-NUR withdraws.
Field observation by this
the researcher was able to double check the accuracy and validity of
information about living conditions and development. This helped to validate
and ensure that the data was gathered correctly and effectively. During the
field survey, the researcher observed the way people lived and shared
information and experiences so that answers from questionnaires and interview
could be verified.
Field observations were used to assess the accuracy and
reliability of data obtained from
people about their ideas of sharing, their awareness of
rights, level of expression, education level, infrastructure inside each
commune, health services, public services, economic conditions, capacity
building, and community organizations.
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