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Methods for Development Work and Research: A New Guide for Practitioners

	Methods For Development Work And Research: A New Guide For Practitioners by Britha Mikkelsen
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There is much of value here that even experienced development worker might learn from..... Mikkelsen offers many insights that would be valuable to any economists undertaking field work in development. 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 litfals of development work. 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 guidence on linking research purpose , questions and methods in quantitative research; highlighs new methods for development work and research like Rights-based Approach , Appreciatives INquiry, the Social Capital Analysis Tool and Geomatics; emphasizes the gender perspectives in development work; and discusses ethics, Regulations and Codes of conduct , as well as the question of encounter with `other` cultures.