Methods In Development Research : Combining Qualitative And Quantitative Approaches

Acknowledgements v Figures, tables and boxes ix Acronyms xi General introduction Context and challenges for combining methods in development research 1(18) Part I: Combining forces with qualitative and quantitative research 19(74) Introduction: Bridges and fences for combined methods 21(6) Little white pebbles: getting the research questions right and getting the right data 27(10) Mike Jennings Some practical sampling procedures for development research 37(16) Ian Wilson Impact assessment of microfinance: protocol for collection and analysis of qualitative data 53(18) James Copestake Susan Johnson Katie Wright-Revolledo What determines successful sustainable development projects? Some evidence from the Proders experience in Mexico 71(14) Gil Yaron Jutta Blauert Alejandro Guevara Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in evaluation-related rural tourism development research 85(8) Jennifer Briedenhann Eugenia Wickens Part II: Quantifying the qualitative in development research 93(43) Introduction: Reflections on quantification 95(2) Quantitative analysis approaches to qualitative data: why, when and how? 97(10) Savitri Abeyasekera What do you sense? Applying analytical sensory evaluation techniques to research on development issues 107(12) Quirien Van Oirschot Keith Tomlins Strong fences make good neighbours: survey and participatory appraisal methods in poverty assessment and poverty reduction strategy monitoring 119(17) Simon Appleton David Booth Part III: The process of combination: democratizing research, empowerment and institutional change 136(103) Introduction: Combined research as process 139(2) Quality, quantity and the third way 141(8) Nigel Gilbert The peer ethnographic method for health research: methodological and theoretical reflections 149(14) Neil Price Kirstan Hawkins Participatory indicator development for sustainable natural resource management 163(14) Andrew Dougill Mark Reed Exploring the temporal logic model: a Colombian case study evaluating assistance to internally displaced people 177(14) Andrea Lampis Trade-offs between management costs and research benefits: lessons from the forest and the farm 191(14) Kathrin Schreckenberg Adrian Barrance Ann Degrande Jamie Gordon Roger Leakey Elaine Marshall Adrian Newton Zac Tchoundjeu Evaluating democracy assistance: the inadequacy of numbers and the promise of participation 205(14) Gordon Crawford Monitoring social policy outcomes in Jamaica: combined methods, democratic research and institutional change 219(8) Jeremy Holland Steadman Noble Andy Norton Ken Sigrist From development research to policy change: methodological learning from a research capacity-building project 227(12) Tanja Bastia Eleanor Fisher Jeremy Holland Duncan Holtom Glossary 239(6) List of contributors 245(6) Endnotes 251(16) References 267(18) Index 285