Research methods
- How to determine overlaps and gaps in development services
- Overlaps in service provision and inequalities in coverage often occur in areas where development assistance consists of a vast amount of services with a number of implementing agencies. One way of getting an overview of the services provided and their coverage is through activity mapping.This guide provides straightforward step by step instructions of the activity mapping process.
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- Key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling of DFID research
- ( W. Richards / Department for International Development, UK , 2008)
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This report consists of a series of short syntheses which bring together key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling research based on 19 key reviews, summaries and reports detailing DFID natural re...
- Technical guidelines for poverty assessors
- ( A. Cahyat;C. Gönner;M. Haug / Center for International Forestry Research , 2007)
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Reflecting the results of a 3-year participatory learning process, this manual aims to provide technical guidelines and background information to poverty assessors at district, sub-district and vil...
- Writing for equity in health
- ( R. Pointer;P. Norden;R. Loewenson / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2008)
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Equity in health implies addressing differences in health status that are unnecessary, unavoidable and unfair. Equity-motivated interventions seek to allocate resources preferentially to those with...
- A review of participatory tools for natural resource management
- ( T. Lyman;W. de Jong;D Sheil / Ecology and Society , 2007)
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A number of tools are available to elicit the knowledge, values, and preferences of communities. This paper provides a review of a selection of participatory tools in the analysis, synthesis, and d...
- A livelihoods approach to assessing impacts of agricultural research
- ( R. La Rovere,;J Dixon, / Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo , 2007)
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Following a livelihoods approach, this manual responds to the need of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) scientists and field partners for guidance on impact assessment (...
- How to use research and development to improve livelihoods and the environment
- ( B.M. Campbell,;J. Hagmann,;A. Stroud, / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research , 2006)
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This guide looks at implementing effective research and development in improving livelihoods and the environment. The guide is mainly for researchers already involved in Natural Resource Management...
- How to determine overlaps and gaps in development services
- ( MethodFinder , 2008)
- Overlaps in service provision and inequalities in coverage often occur in areas where development assistance consists of a vast amount of services with a number of implementing agencies. One way of ge...
- Factors affecting the conduct of research in the Middle East
- ( Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World , 2007)
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Conducting research in the Middle East can be hampered by the assumptions and expectations of researchers and participants as well as external factors such as political circumstances and censorship...
- Guidelines on improving proposal writing
- ( Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania , 2007)
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Although undergraduates and post-graduates are often given training in research methodology, they are often ill-equipped when it comes to writing funding proposals.These guidelines provide practica...
How can research proposals be improved?
- ( I.S. Kikula;M.A.S. Qorro / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania , 2005)
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Research methodology courses run by most higher education institutions tend to focus on methodology only, leaving students ill-equipped to write funding proposals. This study describes co...
