Questionnaire and Interviews

Abstract

This chapter presents the findings from the data collected and analyzed from the qualitative questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, which endeavored to answer three primary questions: (1) How do everyday Africans describe their lived experience in pursuit of socio-economic development; (2) How does choice (decision-making) and culture (environment) influence everyday Africans' ability to develop socio-economically; and (3) How does the lived experience of everyday Africans inform understanding about achieving social transformation? These questions shed light on the intersectionality of choice (personal control), culture (environmental sources of control), and socio-economic development (human achievements) – social constructs that are germane to the endeavors of human development according to this study's theoretical and conceptual frameworks and a close reading of the literature. The chapter details the preparation of the raw data for analysis and descriptive data as well as the research findings.