Marginalized Knowledge: An Agenda for Indigenous Knowledge Development and Integration with Other Forms of Knowledge

Questionnaires

Questionnaires were distributed among the youth, as the main population under study. Owing to the fact that some of the population sample are in lower grades to understand the language used in the questionnaire, and that some are likely to confront problems in understanding recreation terms used in the questionnaire, the researcher has decided using both English and isiZulu in the questionnaire.

But, before the main questionnaire had to be distributed to the main sample, that is, the youth, a pilot study, or according to Philliber et al. (1981:117) a pre-test was conducted for the following purposes:

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   To test the validity and reliability of the questions;
   
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   To discover and ameliorate mechanical problems associated with interviews, questionnaires, and the like;
   
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   To develop better approaches to target populations if needs be;
   
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   To develop meaningful methods of categorising data to be collected; and
   
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   To determine whether or not a more substantial investigation of the same phenomena is warranted.
   

There were about 20 questionnaires that were distributed as a pilot study. After conducting the pilot study, it was noticed that some changes in the questionnaires had to be effected. The changes were about some of the recreation activities that were not included in the questionnaire. These changes effected subsequently included in the main questionnaire.

The main questionnaire has been the amended version of the pilot study questionnaire. The amended areas have been in the section of personal interest.
It must be stated at this stage that the use of pilot study by the researcher played a significant role in minimising the unforeseen errors that would have occurred in the design of the main and final questionnaire. Consequently, the final design of the main questionnaire has saved the researcher the prevalence of uncalled for mistakes.
In addition, the researcher has also constructed two sets of questionnaires that were specifically designed for the interview of the respondents who are serving the authority in the township. These respondents included both the Mayoress of the Durban South Central region and the Wards Councillors. The formats of these questionnaires have been more or less the same as that of the youth. The only exceptions are in the section in which information about the provision of recreation facilities found in the different wards/ sections of Umlazi, as well as, the providers of recreation facilities within the wards, is solicited. (Appendix A2 and A3).

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