Methods for Development Work and Research: A New Guide for Practitioners/ Britha Mikkelsen

PART ONE: CONTEXT AND FOCUS OF THE GUIDE
Issues and Approaches in Current Development Co-Operation
Dialogue, Problem Identification and Planning Cycle
Target Groups, Readership and Terminology

PART TWO: PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT -- THE CONCEPT AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Perceptions of Participation
Participatory Methods, Techniques and Tools
Strategic Considerations for Using Participatory Methods
Critical Perspectives on Participation

PART THREE: PARTICIPATORY METHODS IN USE
Illustrations of Selected Participatory Methods
Spreading Uses of Participatory Methods
Topical Applications of Participatory Methods

PART FOUR: DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
PURPOSE, METHODS AND DESIGN
Types and Forms of Development Studies
Research Purpose, Goals and Focus
Research Methods and Possible Combinations
Research Process and Research Plan

PART FIVE: DATA GENERATION AND ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE DATA
Theory-Based Data Generation and Analysis
Analysis of Qualitative Data
Standards of Quality for Qualitative Research

PART SIX: SELECTED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND APPROACHES
A Rights-Based Approach to Development
Poverty Reduction
Evolving Agenda and Poverty Analysis
Women in Development and Gender Perspectives
Innovative Approaches
Appreciative Inquiry, Social Capital Assessment, Geomatics

PART SEVEN: MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Monitoring and Evaluation for Accountability and Learning
Aid Evaluation, Basic Evaluation Designs and Primary Uses of Evaluation Findings
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Impact Monitoring and Evaluation
Learning from M & E and Impact Studies

PART EIGHT: CONCLUSION ON ETHICS AND INTERVENTIONS
Images of 'the Others'
Interventions, Interference and Agents of Change
Dilemmas of Topics and Methods and Reminders on Conduct