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Researching public action and development concepts in the context of mental health

01/04/2007

6 pages long

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This report summarises a project of participatory action-research combining concepts from the field of development management with practice in international mental health. The research was conducted in Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania. The policy-as-process model is central to understandings of development management, but it is unfamiliar to organisations working in mental health, even those working from […]

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Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

09/07/2007

10 pages long

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Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

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This article examines some methodological issues in using the life history approach in social research. Although there are diverse opinions on how the approach should be used, there are certain methods of collecting, analysing, and reporting ensuing data that are often associated with it; these methods were used by the authors in recent studies carried […]

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Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

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Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

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This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

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Realising the potential of agroforestry: integrating research and development to achieve greater impact

01/08/2001

10 pages long

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Investments in process-oriented and farmer-participatory research have led to the emergence of sustainable agroforestry solutions to the problems of land degradation, poverty, and food insecurity in rural areas. Thousands of farmers in diverse eco-regions have taken up innovations that demonstrate the potential of agroforestry. This paper highlights the importance of institutional change through illustrating the […]

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Research Round-up

01/11/2002

8 pages long

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Research round-up based on ‘An Intellectual history of the United Nations’ and ‘Is `Development Studies’ a discipline or a pig’s ear? Some thoughts on the 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Learning from complexity: the International Development Research Centre’s experience with Outcome Mapping

01/08/2002

7 pages long

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This paper introduces the major concepts of Outcome Mapping and discusses the International Development Research Centre’s experience in developing and implementing Outcome Mapping with Northern and Southern research organisations. It explores how the fundamental principles of Outcome Mapping relate to organisational learning principles and the challenges associated with applying theory to practice. It presents cases […]

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Research Round-up

01/08/2003

15 pages long

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Research round-up based on ‘Social capital: red herring or right on? the Jamaican perspective’ and ‘Maori community-based sustainable development: a research progress report’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Bridging gaps: collaboration between research and operational organisations

01/08/2004

8 pages long

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There are large potential synergies from collaboration between a research and an operational organisation, such as an NGO, but explicit collaborations between them are not common. This Practical Note examines the institutional partnership between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CARE-USA, as a concrete illustration of the difficulties and potential benefits of such […]

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Further resources for participatory research and gender analysis

01/08/2008

11 pages long

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So much work has been done on participatory research and gender analysis – their implementation, evaluation, and institutionalisation – that it is difficult to recommend a limited set of resources. The context here is ‘challenges to operationalising participatory research and gender analysis’, so we have sought out resources which shed light on some new practical […]

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Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

01/08/2008

8 pages long

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Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

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This study assessed the extent to which participatory methods had been used by CIMMYT, and how the scientists perceived them. Results suggest that participatory approaches at the Center were largely ‘functional’ – that is, aimed at improving the efficiency and relevance of research – and had in fact added value to the research efforts. The […]

Showing 456 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Researching public action and development concepts in the context of mental health

01/04/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This report summarises a project of participatory action-research combining concepts from the field of development management with practice in international mental health. The research was conducted in Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania. The policy-as-process model is central to understandings of development management, but it is unfamiliar to organisations working in mental health, even those working from […]

Journal article

Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

09/07/2007

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

Keywords

Overview

This article examines some methodological issues in using the life history approach in social research. Although there are diverse opinions on how the approach should be used, there are certain methods of collecting, analysing, and reporting ensuing data that are often associated with it; these methods were used by the authors in recent studies carried […]

Journal article

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

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Overview

This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

Journal article

Realising the potential of agroforestry: integrating research and development to achieve greater impact

01/08/2001

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Investments in process-oriented and farmer-participatory research have led to the emergence of sustainable agroforestry solutions to the problems of land degradation, poverty, and food insecurity in rural areas. Thousands of farmers in diverse eco-regions have taken up innovations that demonstrate the potential of agroforestry. This paper highlights the importance of institutional change through illustrating the […]

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Research Round-up

01/11/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based on ‘An Intellectual history of the United Nations’ and ‘Is `Development Studies’ a discipline or a pig’s ear? Some thoughts on the 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Learning from complexity: the International Development Research Centre’s experience with Outcome Mapping

01/08/2002

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper introduces the major concepts of Outcome Mapping and discusses the International Development Research Centre’s experience in developing and implementing Outcome Mapping with Northern and Southern research organisations. It explores how the fundamental principles of Outcome Mapping relate to organisational learning principles and the challenges associated with applying theory to practice. It presents cases […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/08/2003

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based on ‘Social capital: red herring or right on? the Jamaican perspective’ and ‘Maori community-based sustainable development: a research progress report’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Bridging gaps: collaboration between research and operational organisations

01/08/2004

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

There are large potential synergies from collaboration between a research and an operational organisation, such as an NGO, but explicit collaborations between them are not common. This Practical Note examines the institutional partnership between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CARE-USA, as a concrete illustration of the difficulties and potential benefits of such […]

Journal article

Further resources for participatory research and gender analysis

01/08/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

So much work has been done on participatory research and gender analysis – their implementation, evaluation, and institutionalisation – that it is difficult to recommend a limited set of resources. The context here is ‘challenges to operationalising participatory research and gender analysis’, so we have sought out resources which shed light on some new practical […]

Journal article

Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

01/08/2008

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

Keywords

Overview

This study assessed the extent to which participatory methods had been used by CIMMYT, and how the scientists perceived them. Results suggest that participatory approaches at the Center were largely ‘functional’ – that is, aimed at improving the efficiency and relevance of research – and had in fact added value to the research efforts. The […]

Showing 456 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Researching public action and development concepts in the context of mental health

01/04/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This report summarises a project of participatory action-research combining concepts from the field of development management with practice in international mental health. The research was conducted in Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania. The policy-as-process model is central to understandings of development management, but it is unfamiliar to organisations working in mental health, even those working from […]

Journal article

Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

09/07/2007

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

Keywords

Overview

This article examines some methodological issues in using the life history approach in social research. Although there are diverse opinions on how the approach should be used, there are certain methods of collecting, analysing, and reporting ensuing data that are often associated with it; these methods were used by the authors in recent studies carried […]

Journal article

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

Keywords

Overview

This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

Journal article

Realising the potential of agroforestry: integrating research and development to achieve greater impact

01/08/2001

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Investments in process-oriented and farmer-participatory research have led to the emergence of sustainable agroforestry solutions to the problems of land degradation, poverty, and food insecurity in rural areas. Thousands of farmers in diverse eco-regions have taken up innovations that demonstrate the potential of agroforestry. This paper highlights the importance of institutional change through illustrating the […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based on ‘An Intellectual history of the United Nations’ and ‘Is `Development Studies’ a discipline or a pig’s ear? Some thoughts on the 2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Learning from complexity: the International Development Research Centre’s experience with Outcome Mapping

01/08/2002

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper introduces the major concepts of Outcome Mapping and discusses the International Development Research Centre’s experience in developing and implementing Outcome Mapping with Northern and Southern research organisations. It explores how the fundamental principles of Outcome Mapping relate to organisational learning principles and the challenges associated with applying theory to practice. It presents cases […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/08/2003

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based on ‘Social capital: red herring or right on? the Jamaican perspective’ and ‘Maori community-based sustainable development: a research progress report’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Bridging gaps: collaboration between research and operational organisations

01/08/2004

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

There are large potential synergies from collaboration between a research and an operational organisation, such as an NGO, but explicit collaborations between them are not common. This Practical Note examines the institutional partnership between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CARE-USA, as a concrete illustration of the difficulties and potential benefits of such […]

Journal article

Further resources for participatory research and gender analysis

01/08/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

So much work has been done on participatory research and gender analysis – their implementation, evaluation, and institutionalisation – that it is difficult to recommend a limited set of resources. The context here is ‘challenges to operationalising participatory research and gender analysis’, so we have sought out resources which shed light on some new practical […]

Journal article

Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

01/08/2008

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Participatory research practice at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

Keywords

Overview

This study assessed the extent to which participatory methods had been used by CIMMYT, and how the scientists perceived them. Results suggest that participatory approaches at the Center were largely ‘functional’ – that is, aimed at improving the efficiency and relevance of research – and had in fact added value to the research efforts. The […]