Table 3 Elements used to visualise the personal networks on paper sheets
Element | Visualisation on paper |
|---|---|
Ego (respondent) | Round yellow card in the centre of an A0 paper sheet |
Alter (type of knowledge source) | Person: round yellow card |
Audiovisual: orange rectangular card | |
Print media: brown rectangular card | |
Institutions and organisations: red rectangular card | |
Amount of knowledge | Size of alters’ card in cm (Ø 4 = not much, Ø 5 = some, Ø 6 = much, Ø 7 = very much) to represent different amounts of knowledge |
Relationship ties | Expressed through the distance from the ego card to all alters’ cards allocated by ego |
Contact frequency (ego to alters) | Three lines (≡): often |
Two lines (=): occasionally | |
One line (-): rarely | |
One line (- red colour): no contact (†dead) |