Development fieldwork : a practical guide.

"This book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts. It takes you through all the key stages in development research and covers: Research design and the roles of quantitative and qualitative methods; Research using ar...

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Other Authors: Scheyvens, Regina (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2014]
Edition:2nd edition /
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505 0 0 |g 1.  |t Introduction /  |r Regina Scheyvens and Sharon McLennan --  |g Part I.  |t Methodology : --  |g 2.  |t Designing Development Research /  |r Warwick E. Murray and John Overton --  |g 3.  |t Quantitative Research /  |r John Overton and Peter van Diermen --  |g 4.  |t Qualitative Research /  |r Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Glenn Banks, Andrew McGregor and Litea Meo-Sewabu --  |g 5.  |t Something Old, Something New: Research Using Archives, Texts and Virtual Data /  |r Sharon McLennan and Gerard Prinsen --  |g Part II.  |t Preparation For The Field : --  |g 6.  |t Practical Issues /  |r Maria Borovnik, Helen Leslie and Donovan Storey --  |g 7.  |t Personal Issues /  |r Henry Scheyvens, Regina Scheyvens and Barbara Nowak --  |g Part III.  |t in The Field : --  |g 8.  |t Entering the Field /  |r Sharon McLennan, Donovan Storey and Helen Leslie --  |g 9.  |t Ethical Issues /  |r Glenn Banks and Regina Scheyvens --  |g 10.  |t Working with Marginalised, Vulnerable or Privileged Groups /  |r Regina Scheyvens, Henry Scheyvens and Warwick E. Murray --  |g Part IV.  |t Leaving The Field : --  |g 11.  |t Anything to Declare? The Politics and Practicalities of Leaving the Field /  |r Sara Kindon and Julie Cupples --  |g 12.  |t Returning to University and Writing the Field /  |r Julie Cupples and Sara Kindon --  |g 13.  |t Ways Forward /  |r Regina Scheyvens. 
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