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Vast majority of our population lives in villages. Agriculture and allied activities provide employment opportunities and livelihood for these masses. Rural development is a ticklish issue and governments are taking strenuous efforts to improve the living conditions of the villagers. Six decades of investment on rural areas is yet to remove poverty and privation in rural areas.
Developing the rural community is a difficult task, as we have to deal with the little educated masses. It is also a difficult job to bring the resources equitably to all the states of the country. Uniform rural development is also a strenuous job, as the people`s perception of development vary from state to state.
One of the tools of rural development problems is research. Research in rural development is crucial to identify problems and to give a right solution. With this understanding, the present work is undertaken by the authors. Books on rural development research are rare, and the gap could be filled by this book.
Contents Contents of this book Include: Part I : Development and Rural Development: Development; Rural Development; Evolution of Rural Development Theories; Integrated Rural Development;
Part II: Definition and Meaning of Research and Social Research: Definition of Research and Social Research; Meaning and Importance of Social Research; Concepts, Proposition and Theory in Research; Hypothesis; Theory; Rural Development Perspectives and Need for Research in Rural Development;
Part III: Classification and Methods of Research : Classification of Research-Pure and Applied; Various Methods of Research-Historical, Survey, Case Study and Experimental Research; Various Methods of Research Applied to Rural Development;
Part IV: Selection of a Research Problem: Research Gap and Study of Related literature in Social Research; Selection of a Problem for Research-How to Find a Research Problem; Process of Identification of Research Problem; Variables and Measurement;
Part V: Research Design : Need for a Research Design; Body of a Research Design; Importance and Framing of Objectives;
Part VI: Sampling: Definition, Need and Characteristics of Sampling; Sample Design, Sample Size and sampling Theory; Types of Samples;
Part VII : Methods of Data Collection: Types of Data, Validity and Reliability of Data; Schedule and Questionnaire; Interview, Observation and Scales; Use of library in Research; Methods Applied to Rural Development;
Part VIII : Processing of Data: Editing and Coding; Tabulation; Part IX: Analysis of Data: Analysis of Data; Interpretation of Data; Part X: Participatory Approaches and Rural Development Research: Participatory Farmers` Research; Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA); Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA); Review of Research in Rural Development; Part XI: Report Writing; Planning Research Report: Outline of Research Report; Model Questions.ISBN:9788184501995
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Pages : 364
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