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The promise of appreciative inquiry as an interview tool for field research

01/04/2005

9 pages long

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Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has long been used as a methodology for understanding organisational learning and change. This paper discusses its applications to interview-based field research within the development context. While AI begins by looking at the best of an organisation or individual’s experience, it can help researchers to gain a textured and detailed understanding of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Planning Research for Influencing Diagram

13/05/2019

4 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This diagram is designed to help to you plan research for influencing. It will help you to think through what you are trying to influence with evidence, who you are trying to influence and how, how to focus your research, which approaches will be most effective, and how to engage audiences to maximise influence. You […]

Journal article

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 […]

Case study

Typhoon Haiyan: Community research into the relocation of internally displaced people in the Philippines

15/05/2015

4 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In February and March 2014, Oxfam carried out field research in the Philippines with people displaced by typhoon Haiyan in order to inform and influence the government-led process for their relocation. The project tested a cyclical research process – including an innovative digital survey – in order to make timely use of the findings in […]

Journal article

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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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 […]

Journal article

The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

01/03/2011

12 pages long

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The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

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Overview

In addition to raising the living standards of loved ones back home, remittances sent by men and women migrants can transform the way spouses, children, and communities left behind interact within the household, including changing culturally accepted roles and opportunities for men, women, boys, and girls. For women senders of remittances, ‘rising’ to become a […]

Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

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Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

10/12/2020

22 pages long

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Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

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The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) uses Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) to strengthen grassroots women’s movements to advocate for an alternative development model – the ‘Feminist Fossil Fuel Free Future’ (5Fs) – to ensure new, gender-just, economic, political, and social relationships in a world free from climate injustices. Grassroots women […]

Journal article

Participatory design of agroforestry systems: developing farmer participatory research methods in Mexico

01/08/2001

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Participatory research that combines the knowledge of farmers and researchers promotes the development of a variety of agroforestry options that may meet the various needs of different farmers, and thus exploits one of the greatest strengths of agroforestry – its plasticity. The design and evaluation of agroforestry systems with eight farmer research groups in south-east […]

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

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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 […]

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The promise of appreciative inquiry as an interview tool for field research

01/04/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has long been used as a methodology for understanding organisational learning and change. This paper discusses its applications to interview-based field research within the development context. While AI begins by looking at the best of an organisation or individual’s experience, it can help researchers to gain a textured and detailed understanding of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Planning Research for Influencing Diagram

13/05/2019

4 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This diagram is designed to help to you plan research for influencing. It will help you to think through what you are trying to influence with evidence, who you are trying to influence and how, how to focus your research, which approaches will be most effective, and how to engage audiences to maximise influence. You […]

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 […]

Case study

Typhoon Haiyan: Community research into the relocation of internally displaced people in the Philippines

15/05/2015

4 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In February and March 2014, Oxfam carried out field research in the Philippines with people displaced by typhoon Haiyan in order to inform and influence the government-led process for their relocation. The project tested a cyclical research process – including an innovative digital survey – in order to make timely use of the findings in […]

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 […]

Journal article

The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

01/03/2011

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

Keywords

Overview

In addition to raising the living standards of loved ones back home, remittances sent by men and women migrants can transform the way spouses, children, and communities left behind interact within the household, including changing culturally accepted roles and opportunities for men, women, boys, and girls. For women senders of remittances, ‘rising’ to become a […]

Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

10/12/2020

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

Keywords

Overview

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) uses Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) to strengthen grassroots women’s movements to advocate for an alternative development model – the ‘Feminist Fossil Fuel Free Future’ (5Fs) – to ensure new, gender-just, economic, political, and social relationships in a world free from climate injustices. Grassroots women […]

Journal article

Participatory design of agroforestry systems: developing farmer participatory research methods in Mexico

01/08/2001

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Participatory research that combines the knowledge of farmers and researchers promotes the development of a variety of agroforestry options that may meet the various needs of different farmers, and thus exploits one of the greatest strengths of agroforestry – its plasticity. The design and evaluation of agroforestry systems with eight farmer research groups in south-east […]

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 […]

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The promise of appreciative inquiry as an interview tool for field research

01/04/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has long been used as a methodology for understanding organisational learning and change. This paper discusses its applications to interview-based field research within the development context. While AI begins by looking at the best of an organisation or individual’s experience, it can help researchers to gain a textured and detailed understanding of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Planning Research for Influencing Diagram

13/05/2019

4 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This diagram is designed to help to you plan research for influencing. It will help you to think through what you are trying to influence with evidence, who you are trying to influence and how, how to focus your research, which approaches will be most effective, and how to engage audiences to maximise influence. You […]

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 […]

Case study

Typhoon Haiyan: Community research into the relocation of internally displaced people in the Philippines

15/05/2015

4 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In February and March 2014, Oxfam carried out field research in the Philippines with people displaced by typhoon Haiyan in order to inform and influence the government-led process for their relocation. The project tested a cyclical research process – including an innovative digital survey – in order to make timely use of the findings in […]

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 […]

Journal article

The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

01/03/2011

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

Keywords

Overview

In addition to raising the living standards of loved ones back home, remittances sent by men and women migrants can transform the way spouses, children, and communities left behind interact within the household, including changing culturally accepted roles and opportunities for men, women, boys, and girls. For women senders of remittances, ‘rising’ to become a […]

Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

10/12/2020

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

Keywords

Overview

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) uses Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) to strengthen grassroots women’s movements to advocate for an alternative development model – the ‘Feminist Fossil Fuel Free Future’ (5Fs) – to ensure new, gender-just, economic, political, and social relationships in a world free from climate injustices. Grassroots women […]

Journal article

Participatory design of agroforestry systems: developing farmer participatory research methods in Mexico

01/08/2001

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Participatory research that combines the knowledge of farmers and researchers promotes the development of a variety of agroforestry options that may meet the various needs of different farmers, and thus exploits one of the greatest strengths of agroforestry – its plasticity. The design and evaluation of agroforestry systems with eight farmer research groups in south-east […]

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 […]