This book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts. It takes you through all the key stages in development research and covers:
Sensitive, engaging and accessible in tone, the text is rich in learning features; from boxed examples to bullet-pointed summaries and questions for reflection. Development Fieldwork is the perfect companion for students engaged in research across development studies, geography, social anthropology or public policy.
Show moreThis book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts. It takes you through all the key stages in development research and covers:
Sensitive, engaging and accessible in tone, the text is rich in learning features; from boxed examples to bullet-pointed summaries and questions for reflection. Development Fieldwork is the perfect companion for students engaged in research across development studies, geography, social anthropology or public policy.
Show moreIntroduction - Regina Scheyvens and Sharon McLennan
PART ONE: METHODOLOGY
Designing Development Research - Warwick E. Murray and John
Overton
Quantitative Research - John Overton and Peter van Diermen
Qualitative Research - Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Glenn Banks,
Andrew McGregor and Litea Meo-Sewabu
Something Old, Something New: Research Using Archives, Texts and
Virtual Data - Sharon McLennan and Gerard Prinsen
PART TWO: PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD
Practical Issues - Maria Borovnik, Helen Leslie and Donovan
Storey
Personal Issues - Henry Scheyvens, Regina Scheyvens and Barbara
Nowak
PART THREE: IN THE FIELD
Entering the Field - Sharon McLennan, Donovan Storey and Helen
Leslie
Ethical Issues - Glenn Banks and Regina Scheyvens
Working with Marginalised, Vulnerable or Privileged Groups - Regina
Scheyvens, Henry Scheyvens and Warwick E. Murray
PART FOUR: LEAVING THE FIELD
Anything to Declare? The Politics and Practicalities of Leaving the
Field - Sara Kindon and Julie Cupples
Returning to University and Writing the Field - Julie Cupples and
Sara Kindon
Ways Forward - Regina Scheyvens
Regina Scheyvens heads the Institute of Development Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. She combines a passion for teaching about international development with research on tourism and development. She has a particular interest in sustainable development options for people living in small island states. In addition to Development Fieldwork, Regina has published books on Tourism and Poverty (2010) and Tourism for Development: Empowering Communities (2002), along with articles on topics such as backpacker tourism, ecotourism, sustainable tourism and empowerment.
This is a fantastic collection of the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of
development-related fieldwork. From ethical concerns to practical
encounters, the volume offers clear and useful advice for both
first time researchers and seasoned academics on negotiating ‘the
field’. Already one of the most dog-eared books on my shelf!
*Dr. Simon Springer*
Development Fieldwork is without doubt the best available guide to
dealing with practical, methodological and ethical issues in
′development′ research, within and across ′North′ and ′South′. It
addresses both long-standing and more recently emerging research
issues with sensitivity, insight, good sense and a clear commitment
to engaged, responsible research practices and relationships. It is
a vital resource for undergraduate dissertation students and
postgraduates, but has much to offer even experienced researchers.
Development Fieldwork is an essential resource.
*Dr. Emma Mawdsley*
An excellent overview of the pitfalls and problems of fieldwork in
remote places... elegant, incisive and enjoyable... good humoured
and eminently practical - the "Lonely Planet" guide to the
field.
*Professor John Connell*
The writers through the ‘gift of the gab’ and brilliant advocacy in
the temple of development have forged useful approaches in the
furnace of practical experiences for the benefit of new, upcoming,
emerging and established development researchers.
*Prof. Oladele O. Idowu*
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