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Doing Development Research

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi Vistaar Publications 2006Description: 324p xISBN:
  • 9788178297194
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.072000 DES
Contents:
Contents: List of contributors viii; Preface x; PART I INTRODUCTION; 1 The Raison detre of Doing Development Research 3; PART II STRATEGIC ISSUES IN PLANNING SOUND RESEARCH 11; 2 Doing Fieldwork in Developing Countries Planning; and Logistics Tony Binns 13; 3 Ethical Practices in Doing Development Research Lynne Brydon 25; 4 Working in Different Cultures: Issues of Race, Ethnicity and Identity Caesar R.A. Apentiik and Jane L. Parpart 34; 5 Women, Men and Fieldwork: Gender Relations and Power Structures Janet Henshall Momsen 44; 6 Working with Children in Development Lorraine van Blerk 52; 7 Collecting Sensitive and Contentious Information Margaret E. Harrison 62; 8 Dealing with Conflicts and Emergency Situations Morten Boas, Kathleen M. Jennings and Timothy M. Shaw 70; 9 Working with Partners: Educational Institutions Bill Gould 79; 10 Working with Partners: Government Ministries Mansoor Ali and Andrew Cotton 87; 11 Working with Partners: NGOs and CBOs Claire Mercer 94; 12 Doing Development Research 'at Home' Tim Unwin 104; PART '" INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTION METHODS 113; (i) METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ASSOCIATED FORMS OF ANALYSIS; 13 Quantitative, Qualitative or Participatory? Which Method, for What and When? Linda Mayoux 115; 14 Field Surveys and Inventories David Barker 130; 15 Interviewing Katie Willis 144; 16 Focus Groups Sally Lloyd-Evans 153; vi 17 Your Questions Answered? Conducting Questionnaire Surveys David Simon 163; 18 Lost in Translation? The Use of Interpreters in Fieldwork it' Janet Bujra 172; 19 Ethnography and Participant Observation Jan Kees van Donge 180; 20 Participatory Methods and Approaches: Tackling the Two Tyrannies Harriot Beazley and Judith Ennew 189; 21 Diaries and Case Studies JoAnn Mr.,Gregor 200; (ii) USING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND RECORDS 207; 22 Literature Reviews and Bibliographic Searches Paula Meth and Glyn Williams 209; 23 Using Indigenous Local Knowledge and Literature Cathy Mcllwaine 222; 24 Using Images, Films and Photography Cheryl McEwan 231; 25 Using Archives Michael Jennings 241; 26 Remote Sensing, GIS and Ground Truthing Dennis Conway and Shanon Donnelly 251; 27 The Importance of Census and Other Secondary Data in Development Studies Allan M. Findlay 262; 28 Using the World Wide Web for Development Research Emma Mawdsley 273; 29 Data from International Agencies Jonathan Rigg 282; (iii) DISSEMINATING FINDlNGS/RESEARCH 295; 30 Writing an Effective Research Report or Dissertation Stephen Morse 297; 31 How is Research Communicated Professionally? Sally Gainsbury and Cheryl Brown 310; Index 320
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Contents: List of contributors viii; Preface x; PART I INTRODUCTION; 1 The Raison detre of Doing Development Research 3; PART II STRATEGIC ISSUES IN PLANNING SOUND RESEARCH 11; 2 Doing Fieldwork in Developing Countries Planning; and Logistics Tony Binns 13; 3 Ethical Practices in Doing Development Research Lynne Brydon 25; 4 Working in Different Cultures: Issues of Race, Ethnicity and Identity Caesar R.A. Apentiik and Jane L. Parpart 34; 5 Women, Men and Fieldwork: Gender Relations and Power Structures Janet Henshall Momsen 44; 6 Working with Children in Development Lorraine van Blerk 52; 7 Collecting Sensitive and Contentious Information Margaret E. Harrison 62; 8 Dealing with Conflicts and Emergency Situations Morten Boas, Kathleen M. Jennings and Timothy M. Shaw 70; 9 Working with Partners: Educational Institutions Bill Gould 79; 10 Working with Partners: Government Ministries Mansoor Ali and Andrew Cotton 87; 11 Working with Partners: NGOs and CBOs Claire Mercer 94; 12 Doing Development Research 'at Home' Tim Unwin 104; PART '" INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTION METHODS 113; (i) METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ASSOCIATED FORMS OF ANALYSIS; 13 Quantitative, Qualitative or Participatory? Which Method, for What and When? Linda Mayoux 115; 14 Field Surveys and Inventories David Barker 130; 15 Interviewing Katie Willis 144; 16 Focus Groups Sally Lloyd-Evans 153; vi 17 Your Questions Answered? Conducting Questionnaire Surveys David Simon 163; 18 Lost in Translation? The Use of Interpreters in Fieldwork it' Janet Bujra 172; 19 Ethnography and Participant Observation Jan Kees van Donge 180; 20 Participatory Methods and Approaches: Tackling the Two Tyrannies Harriot Beazley and Judith Ennew 189; 21 Diaries and Case Studies JoAnn Mr.,Gregor 200; (ii) USING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND RECORDS 207; 22 Literature Reviews and Bibliographic Searches Paula Meth and Glyn Williams 209; 23 Using Indigenous Local Knowledge and Literature Cathy Mcllwaine 222; 24 Using Images, Films and Photography Cheryl McEwan 231; 25 Using Archives Michael Jennings 241; 26 Remote Sensing, GIS and Ground Truthing Dennis Conway and Shanon Donnelly 251; 27 The Importance of Census and Other Secondary Data in Development Studies Allan M. Findlay 262; 28 Using the World Wide Web for Development Research Emma Mawdsley 273; 29 Data from International Agencies Jonathan Rigg 282; (iii) DISSEMINATING FINDlNGS/RESEARCH 295;
30 Writing an Effective Research Report or Dissertation Stephen Morse 297; 31 How is Research Communicated Professionally? Sally Gainsbury and Cheryl Brown 310; Index 320