Research methods
- Methods for analysing inequality in maternal and child health
- M. Wirth; E. Delamonica; E.| Sacks / Center for International Earth Science Information Network, 2006
- This guide is a joint publication by the Centre for International Earth Science Information Network and UNICEF. It is designed for researchers, programme staff, and policymakers who are interested in monitoring maternal and child heal...
- Guide to creating and implementing conceptual mapping
- W.M.K. Trochim / Centre for Social Research Methods, 2006
- Concept mapping is a type of structured theory which can be used by groups to develop a conceptual framework to guide evaluation or planning. This paper describes the steps involved in the process, considers major methodological issue...
- Online guide and software for the analysis of biodiversity
- R. Kindt; R. Coe / World Agroforestry Centre, 2006
- This guide provides a solid practical foundation for training in statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies. It is aimed at scientists and students analysing tree diversity data, but can be used for a wider range of o...
- How to understand the political context of policy processes?
- R. Nash; A. Hudson; C. Luttrell / Overseas Development Institute, 2006
- This toolkit describes a range of tools that civil society organisations (CSOs) might use to understand and map political context, in order to engage more effectively in policy processes. It introduces a series of tools tha...
- Guide and toolkit for researching issues relevant to young adolescents
- E. Chong; K. Hallman; M. Brady / United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- In developing countries, the adolescent population has reached unprecedented numbers - more than 1 billion in 2005. Those aged 10–19 make up one fifth of the population of these countries. This guide suggests avenues to discover ...
- The strengths and weaknesses of commonly used poverty measures
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module describes two of the most commonly used poverty measures in applied policy works - the headcount ratio (HR) and the poverty gap ratio (PG). After providing a conceptual background to HR and PG, this module ...
- Different ways of measuring inequality
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- Distributional poverty measures have the common characteristics of including a measure of inequality among the poor in the poverty index. This means that, even though in different ways, the poverty level is determined also by the way ...
- The strengths and weaknesses of a variety of poverty gap measures
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module deals with generalised poverty gap measures, particularly those poverty measures based on the definition of the poverty gap. The analysis facilitated the possibility to investigate poverty on a more advanced basis...
- A policymakers guide to applying relative poverty lines
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module illustrates how to define relative poverty lines - those based on approaches that consider the welfare position of each individual or household in relation to the welfare position of others belonging to the same c...
- How is poverty defined in the context of policy impact analysis?
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- The aim of this training module is to briefly illustrate the main approaches to define poverty, distinguishing relative and absolute concepts. After reporting and discussing the definition of poverty as the lack of a socially acceptab...
- Guide to creating and implementing conceptual mapping
- W.M.K. Trochim / Centre for Social Research Methods, 2006
- Concept mapping is a type of structured theory which can be used by groups to develop a conceptual framework to guide evaluation or planning. This paper describes the steps involved in the process, considers major methodological issue...
- Online guide and software for the analysis of biodiversity
- R. Kindt; R. Coe / World Agroforestry Centre, 2006
- This guide provides a solid practical foundation for training in statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies. It is aimed at scientists and students analysing tree diversity data, but can be used for a wider range of o...
- How to understand the political context of policy processes?
- R. Nash; A. Hudson; C. Luttrell / Overseas Development Institute, 2006
- This toolkit describes a range of tools that civil society organisations (CSOs) might use to understand and map political context, in order to engage more effectively in policy processes. It introduces a series of tools tha...
- Guide and toolkit for researching issues relevant to young adolescents
- E. Chong; K. Hallman; M. Brady / United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- In developing countries, the adolescent population has reached unprecedented numbers - more than 1 billion in 2005. Those aged 10–19 make up one fifth of the population of these countries. This guide suggests avenues to discover ...
- The strengths and weaknesses of commonly used poverty measures
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module describes two of the most commonly used poverty measures in applied policy works - the headcount ratio (HR) and the poverty gap ratio (PG). After providing a conceptual background to HR and PG, this module ...
- Different ways of measuring inequality
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- Distributional poverty measures have the common characteristics of including a measure of inequality among the poor in the poverty index. This means that, even though in different ways, the poverty level is determined also by the way ...
- The strengths and weaknesses of a variety of poverty gap measures
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module deals with generalised poverty gap measures, particularly those poverty measures based on the definition of the poverty gap. The analysis facilitated the possibility to investigate poverty on a more advanced basis...
- A policymakers guide to applying relative poverty lines
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module illustrates how to define relative poverty lines - those based on approaches that consider the welfare position of each individual or household in relation to the welfare position of others belonging to the same c...
- How is poverty defined in the context of policy impact analysis?
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- The aim of this training module is to briefly illustrate the main approaches to define poverty, distinguishing relative and absolute concepts. After reporting and discussing the definition of poverty as the lack of a socially acceptab...
- Measuring and identifying the desirable properties of a poverty index
- L.G. Bellù; P. Liberati / EASYPol, 2005
- This training module illustrates on what basis a poverty index should be chosen. In particular, it discusses the desirable properties that a poverty index should respect. These desirable properties are called axioms. Axioms, in...
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