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050 _aP302
082 _a401.41
100 _aMikkelsen, Britha
245 0 _aMethods for Development Work and Research
250 _aSecond edition
254 _bA New Guide for Practitioners
264 _aIndia
_bSAGE Publications
_c2005
300 _aonline resource(384 pages)
_billustrations
336 _atext
_2rdacarrier
490 _aSAGE eVidya
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520 _aPraise for the <b>First Edition</b>: <div></div> <p> </p> <p>`It is a guide of vital importance to researchers, trainers and extension workers, especially those collaborating with communities in developing countries' - </p> <div _rdEditor_temp="1"><b><i>European Journal of Development Research</i></b></div> <p> </p> <b><i> <p> </p> </i></b> <p>`There is much of value here that even experienced development workers might learn from&hellip;. Mikkelsen offers many insights that would be valuable to any economist undertaking field work in development' - </p> <div _rdEditor_temp="1"><b><i>The Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics</i></b></div> <p> </p> <b><i> <p> </p> </i></b> <p>`An enthusiastic, vibrant supplement to methodology texts&hellip;. The formulation is concise, comprehensive, yet substantial' - </p> <div _rdEditor_temp="1"><b><i>Business Line</i></b></div> <p> </p> <b><i> <p> </p> </i></b> <p>`Development researchers will be grateful to Mikkelsen for her laudable job in competently assessing their needs&hellip;. She provides an overview of the traditional and the new techniques and tools for field study' - </p> <div _rdEditor_temp="1"><b><i>Deccan Herald</i></b></div> <p> </p> <i> <p >This completely revised version of the successful 1995 text covers a wide range of issues relating to research concepts and methods. It incorporates new lessons that have been learned regarding the merits and pitfalls of development work.<br /> <br /> Reflecting on how and why research in international development work has become a special case within the social sciences, this book provides innovative examples of participatory methods in action; methodological guidance on linking research purpose, questions and methods in qualitative and quantitative research; highlights new methods for development work and research like the Rights-based Approach, Appreciative Inquiry, the Social Capital Analysis Tool and Geomatics; emphasizes the gender perspective in development work; and discusses ethics, regulations and codes of conduct, as well as the question of encounters with `other` cultures. </p> </i>
650 _aResearch Methods for Development Studies
776 _iPrint version:
_z9780761933281
856 _uhttps://evidya.sagepub.in/library/methods-for-development-work-and-research?bookId=3203&siteName=evidya
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037 _bM/s. Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi – 110 044