Methods for Development Work and Research

Praise for the First Edition : Ìt is a guide of vital importance to researchers, trainers and extension workers, especially those collaborating with communities in developing countries' - European Journal of Development Research `There is much of value here that even experienced development workers might learn from' . Mikkelsen offers many insights that would be valuable to any economist undertaking field work in development' - The Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics Àn enthusiastic,...PART ONE: CONTEXT AND FOCUS OF THE GUIDE; Issues and Approaches in Current Development Co-Operation; Dialogue, Problem Identification and Planning Cycle; Target Groups, Readership and Terminology; PART TWO: PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT - THE CONCEPT AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES; Perceptions of Participation; Strategic Considerations for Using Participatory Methods; Critical Perspectives on Participation; PART THREE: PARTICIPATORY METHODS IN USE; Illustrations of Selected Participatory Methods; Spreading Uses of Participatory Methods; Topical Applications of Participatory Methods; PART FOU DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - PURPOSE, METHODS AND DESIGN; Types and Forms of Development Studies; Research Methods and Possible Combinations; Research Process and Research Plan; PART FIVE: DATA GENERATION AND ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE DATA; Theory-Based Data Generation and Analysis; Analysis of Qualitative Data; Standards of Quality for Qualitative Research; PART SIX: SELECTED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND APPROACHES; A Rights-Based Approach to Development; Poverty Reduction - Evolving Agenda and Poverty Analysis; Innovative Approaches - Appreciative Inquiry, Social Capital Assessment, Geomatics; PART SEVEN: MONITORING AND EVALUATION; Monitoring and Evaluation - for Accountability and Learning; Aid Evaluation, Basic Evaluation Designs and Primary Uses of Evaluation Findings; Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation; Learning from M&E and Impact Studies; PART EIGHT: CONCLUSION ON ETHICS AND INTERVENTIONS; Images of 'the Others'; Interventions, Interference and Agents of Change; Dilemmas of Topics and Methods and Reminders on Conduct