Doing development research

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Title:

Author:

Desai, Vandana, 1965-

ISBN:

9781412902854

9781412902847

Publication Information:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2006.

Physical Description:

xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

1 The raison d'etre of doing development research -- Doing fieldwork in developing countries : planning and logistics / Ethical practices in doing development research / Working in different cultures : issues of race, ethnicity and identity / Women, men and fieldwork : gender relations and power structures / Working with children in development / Collecting sensitive and contentious information

8 Dealing with conflicts and emergency situations / Working with partners : educational institutions / Working with partners : government ministries / Working with partners : NGOs and CBOs / Doing development research 'at home' / Quantitative, qualitative or participatory? : which method, for what and when? / Field surveys and inventories / Interviewing / Focus groups

17 Your questions answered? : conducting questionnaire surveys / Lost in translation? : the use of interpreters in fieldwork / Ethnography and participant observation / Participatory methods and approaches : tackling the two tyrannies / Diaries and case studies / Literature reviews and bibliographic searches / Using indigenous local knowledge and literature / Using images, films and photography

25 Using archives / Remote sensing, GIS and ground truthing / The importance of census and other secondary data in development studies / Using the World Wide Web for development research / Data from international agencies / Writing an effective research report or dissertation / How is research communicated professionally?

Subject Term:

Action research.

Geographic Term:

Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Research.

Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Research.

Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Research.

Added Author:

Desai, Vandana, 1965-

Potter, Robert B.

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Summary

Doing Development Research is a comprehensive introduction to research in development studies, that provides thorough training for anyone carrying out research in developing countries. It brings together experts with extensive experience of overseas research, presenting an interdisciplinary guide to the core methodologies.

Informed by years of research experience, Doing Development Research draws together many strands of action research and participatory methods, demonstrating their diverse applications and showing how they interrelate. The text provides:

· an account of the theoretical approaches that underlie development work

· an explanation of the practical issues involved in planning development research

· a systematic overview of information and data collecting methods in three sub-sections:

· methods of social research and associated forms of analysis

· using existing knowledge and records

· disseminating findings/research

Using clear and uncomplicated language - illustrated with appropriate learning features throughout - the text guides the researcher through the choice of appropriate methods, the implementation of the research, and the communication of the findings to a range of audiences. This is the essential A-Z of development research.