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"When You Are Holding a Pen You Think Deeper about What You Write." Comparing the Experiences of Completing Paper-
Dorottya Hoór1, Vuyiswa Nxumalo2, Bernie Hogan3
1Dorottya Hoór, University College London, Mortimer Market Centre, London, UK.
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Past personal network research has highlighted the many trade-offs in data collection strategies but has largely overlooked respondents' perspectives on the interview experience. We use a within-subjects research design to compare respondents' experiences with pen-and-paper sociograms and a comparable computer-assisted approach using Network Canvas, among young people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data were collected through five focus groups (30 participants in total) and analyzed using thematic analysis and a novel journey-based approach. Our results highlight key experiential trade-offs between the analog and digital methods focusing on cognitive burden, emotional investment, and practical constraints.
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