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Thomas Alan

Finding out fast : Investigative skills for policy and development - New Delhi Vistaar Publications 1998 - 376p

CONTENTS
Note:
Introduction: Alan Thomas;
Part One: Conceptualising Policy-Related Investigation;
Information Needs and Policy Change;
Stephen Potter and Ramya Subrahmanian;
Boundaries for Thinking and Action;
Chris Blackmore and Ray Ison;
Grabbing Attention Joseph Hanlon;
Part Two: Thinking With Paper;
How to Do a Literature Study: Stephanie Barrientos;
Interpreting Institutional Discourses: Bridget O'Laughlin;
Part Three: Thinking With People And Organizations;
People as Informants: Philip Woodhouse;
Investigation as Empowerment: Hazel Johnson and Linda Mayoux;
Using Participatory Methods;
Organizational Assessment and Institutional Footprints: Chris Roche;
Dilemmas of Researching Poverty: Dina Abbott;
Communicating Results:Joanna Chataway and Avril Joffe;
Part Four: Thinking With Data:
Thinking with Quantitative Data:Chandan Mukherjee and Marc Wuyts;
Analysing Institutional Accounts: Geoff Jones;
Critical Issues in Using Data: Sue Mayer:
Challenging Cases: Alan Thomas;
Conclusion - Alan Thomas and Joanna Chataway;
Personal Effectiveness and Integrity

ISBN: 0761958363

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Economic Development - Research2. Social Sciences - Policy Sciences

Dewey Class. No.: 300.072000 / THO