Research for Development

A Practical Guide
2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4462-5236-9
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 903 g

Research for Development offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing and undertaking research in development work. It serves both as a practical reference manual and an indispensable learning tool.



Divided into three parts, the book provides a complete overview of the research process spanning:

- the uses, planning and management of research

- reviewing existing evidence

- learning development research skills

- choosing research methods

- undertaking ethical research

- writing an effective research report

- promoting research uptake and assessing research

- monitoring and evaluation



This fully revised second edition also includes a new section on how to use the internet for research. Its 16 chapters are enriched by a variety of international case studies, checklists of key points, learning exercises, helpful references to further reading and engaging illustrations. The book also includes a detailed glossary of terms.



Drawing on considerable hands-on experience, Research for Development is an ideal practical companion for students of development studies and public policy, as well as practitioners in the field.



Cover image © Jenny Matthews / World Vision/ PhotoVoice

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laws, Sophie

Harper, Caroline

Jones, Nicola

Marcus, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

How to use this book
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH
Introduction: Why Research for Development Matters
So What Is Research?
'But I'm not a Researcher': The Contribution of the Development Worker
Who Should Do Research for Development Work? The Broader Issues
Research and Social Change
How to Tell When Research is the Best Approach to a Problem
Using Research in Development Work
So What is the Right Approach to Research for Development Work?
Two Major Research Approaches
Types of Research in Development Work
Programme-Focused and Issue-Focused Research
Using Research for Programme Development
Using Research to Influence Policy
Planning for Effective Research
Quality in Research
Choosing a Research Focus
Defining the Research Questions
Writing a Research Brief
Managing Research
Attracting and Engaging with Funders
Deciding Who Should Do The Research
Selecting and Appointing External Researchers
Managing Costs and Time
Supervising Researchers
Reviewing Existing Evidence
How to Look
Where to Look
How to Use the Internet for Research
Learning Development Research Skills
Where to Start?
Some Ways of Learning Research Skills
Supporting Southern Researchers
PART TWO: COLLECTING DATA
Choosing Methods
Choosing a Research Approach
Choosing Research Techniques
Triangulation: Using More Than One Technique
Collecting and Managing Quality Data
Introduction
Three Characterisics of Good-quality Data
Ways to Improve Quality in Data Collection
Improving Communication with Respondents
Collecting, Recording and Managing Data
Ensuring 'Trustworthiness'
Thinking about Ethics in Research
Codes of Ethics
Responsibilities Towards Respondents: Some Ethical Issues to Consider
Wider Accountability
Responsibilities to Colleagues
Choosing a Sample
What Does Sampling Mean?
Quantitative or Qualitative Sampling?
Probability or Random Sampling
Purposive or Non-Random Sampling
How to Sample For Cases, Location, Time and Events
Including 'Hard-To-Reach' People
Incentives: What Are The Issues?
Collecting Data
How to Ask Questions
Interviews
Focus Groups
Questionnaires
Use of Documentary Sources and Secondary Data Analysis
Observation
Participatory Research
Participation for.?
Participation by.?
Participation in.?
Some Participatory Research Methods
Practical Challenges in Participatory Research
Critical Perspectives on Participatory Research
PART THREE: ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH COMMUNICATION
Undertaking Research Analysis
Getting Organized
What is Analysis?
Interpretation
The Process of Data Analysis
Participation in the Analysis Process
Methods of Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Quantitative Analysis
So What Does It All Mean?
Writing Effectively
What to Write
What Not to Write
What Must Be Included
How to Write: The Process
Writing Press Releases, Policy Briefs or Journal Articles
Promoting Research Uptake
Building a Successful Communications Strategy
Promotion for Implementation: Influencing Programmes
Promotion for Policy Influence
Some Tools for Communication
Dealing with the Media
Capacity Building
Assessing Research for Development Work
What, Who and When?
Assessing Research Output
Assessing Research Uptake
Assessing Research Impact
Appendix 1: On Monitoring and Evaluation
Appendix 2: Useful Websites
Glossary
References

Über Autor(innen)

Laws, Sophie
Sophie Laws is Head of Policy and Research at Coram, the UK’s first-ever children’s charity.

Caroline Harper is Head of the Social Development Programme at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).

Nicola Jones is a Research Fellow in the Social Development Programme at the ODI.

Rachel Marcus is an Independent Researcher.

Professor Laws holds B.Litt and MA degrees in Theology from Oxford University. She has been a faculty member of the Theology departments of Leeds University and Kings College, University of London, and has lectured in several colleges in the USA. She has been teaching at British American College London since it opened in 1985, offering a range of courses in Religion, early British History and the Classical World and leading field trips to archaeological sites.

Her special field of study is the history of Christianity in the Roman Empire, with a developing interest in women’s history and Byzantium. She has published two books in New Testament Studies, and numerous articles in journals and reference works.

Professor Laws is active in voluntary work in London, in church, charities and education, and has chaired school and college governing bodies.