Appendix 1 Research methods, data collection and research instruments: The questionnaire

Section 2 explored the perceptions of respondents with regard to the enquiries they had conducted within their networks. Nine sub-sections required enquirers (only respondents who identified themselves as enquirers were asked to complete section 2) to select the most appropriate answer(s) from a choice of up to fifteen responses per question. Respondents were asked to select answers that most closely matched their experiences or attitudes towards enquiry. In addition, for each of the nine questions respondents were asked to record their own views in open-ended questions.