Doing Development Research First Edition

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Doing Development Research is a comprehensive introduction to research methods making it the essential A to Z of development research.The book offers a thorough training for anyone carrying out research in developing countries by bringing together authors with extensive experience of development research, with each presenting an interdisciplinary guide to the core methodologies.The book features: - 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; and disseminating findings / researchUsing clear and uncomplicated language illustrated with appropriate learning features throughout, the text guides the researcher through the choiceof appropriate methods, the implementation of the research, and the communication of the findings to a range of audiences.Table of ContentsPrefaceI. INTRODUCTIONThe Raison d???tre of Doing Development ResearchII. STRATEGIC ISSUES IN PLANNING SOUND RESEARCHDoing Fieldwork in Developing Countries: Planning and Logistics TONY BINNSEthical Practices in Doing Development Research LYNNE BRYDONWorking in Different Cultures: Issues of Race, Ethnicity and Identity CAESAR R A APENTIIK and JANE L PARPARTWomen, Men and Fieldwork: Gender Relations and Power Structures JANET HENSHALL MOMSENWorking with Children in Development LORRAINE van BLERKCollecting Sensitive and Contentious Information MARGARET E HARRISONDealing with Conflicts and Emergency Situations MORTEN BOAS, KATHLEEN M JENNINGS and TIMOTHY M SHAWWorking with Partners: Educational Institutions BILL GOULDWorking with Partners: Government Ministries MANSOOR ALI and ANDREW COTTONWorking with Partners: NGOs and CBOs CLAIRE MERCERDoing Development Research ?at Home? TIM UNWINIII.INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTION METHODS(i)METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ASSOCIATED FORMS OF ANALYSISQuantitative, Qualitative or Participatory? Which Method, for What and When? LINDA MAYOUXField Surveys and InventoriesDAVID ARKERInterviewing KATIE WILLISFocus Groups SALLY LLOYD-EVANSYour Questions Answered? Conducting Questionnaire Surveys DAVID SIMONLost in Translation? The Use of Interpreters in Fieldwork JANET BUJRAEthnography and Participant Observation JAN KEES van DONGEParticipatory Methods and Approaches: Tackling the Two Tyrannies HARRIOT BEAZLEY and JUDITH ENNEWDiaries and Case Studies JoANN McGREGOR(ii) USING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND RECORDSLiterature Reviews and Bibliographic Searches PAULA METH and GLYN WILLIAMSUsing Indigenous Local Knowledge and Literature CATHY McIIWAINEUsing Images, Films and Photography CHERYL McEWANUsing Archives MICHAEL JENNINGSRemote Sensing, GIS and Ground Truthing DENNIS CONWAY and SHANON DONNELLYThe Importance of Census and Other Secondary Data in Development Studies ALLAN M FINDLAYUsing the World Wide Web for Development Research EMMA MAWDSLEYData from International Agencies Jonathan Rigg(iii) DISSEMINATING FINDINGS/RESEARCHWriting an Effective Research Report or Dissertation STEPHEN MORSEHow is Research Communicated Professionally? SALLY GAINSBURY and CHERYL BROWNIndex