Choosing Research Methods: Data collection for development workers (Oxfam Development Guidelines) - Softcover

Pratt, Brian; Loizos, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855981776 ISBN 13: 9780855981778

Publisher: Oxfam, 1992

Synopsis

Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to specific questions about projects and programmes. Choosing Research Methods discusses the various ways in which such research can be carried out and how to select the most appropriate method for particular circumstances. The advantages and disadvantages of a wide range of research methods are assessed, and guidance given on how to decide exactly what information is necessary and how to obtain it, given the resources of time, personnel, and money available. Illustrated with actual examples from the experience of Oxfam and other development agencies, the book is an attempt to demystify research and to explain how it can be effectively incorporated into the development project cycle, even in small-scale, low-cost development programmes. A companion volume to Social Survey Methods, this book considers the broader theoretical issues behind social research and explains and evaluates the different methods of collection in use.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Loizos is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Crisis States Programme, Development Studies Institute, LSE, and Professor of Sociology in Intercollege, Nicosia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxfam
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855981776
• ISBN 13: 9780855981778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128