Case study

Qual research: parents and study abroad students

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The client brief

Our client, a well-known management consultancy firm, asked FieldworkHub to assist them with an international study involving students from China and India who are currently studying abroad in the UK, USA or Australia, or preparing to study in one of these countries, and their parents back in their home country. We carried out the recruitment and interview/group scheduling, which was complex due to the short timeline (less than 3 weeks from start to finish) and the many time zones involved.

The student quotas included those currently taking an undergraduate course abroad, those currently taking a postgraduate course abroad, and those expecting to begin studying abroad within 12 months. The client also specified a mix in the subject of study (degree pursued), gender of the students, and household income of the parents. Parents were asked to participate in 60-minute online in-depth interviews, while students took part in a 2.5-hour online workshop.

Research Countries

India

China

Research Industry Focus

Education & academic research

Number of Participants

Research Audience

Research Methodology

FieldworkHub delivers

We succeeded in recruiting five students and five parents from each country with the right profiles (20 respondents in total) and co-ordinated schedules and interview times to enable the client to moderate all of the interviews and workshops.

Your company is excellent. I’m consistently impressed when we work with you. Fast, easy, good value for money, excellent participants (how you manage the diversity is a mystery to me, but it’s fantastic).
Highly recommended 👏👍Oh, and everyone turns up!

Luke

Managing Partner

Business Consultancy

FieldworkHub did an amazing job in setting up and managing one-on-one interviews for us. They were able to successfully recruit the people we needed, they did a fantastic job in setting up the interviews, and they showed outstanding attention to detail and precision in doing their job. I would strongly recommend choosing FieldworkHub as your research partner!

Simone

Research Manager

USA

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