TY - BOOK AU - Mikkelsen, Britha TI - Methods for development work and research : a guide for practitioners SN - 8170364582 (India-hb) U1 - 330.072 PY - 1995/// CY - New Delhi ; , Thousand Oaks PB - Sage Publications, KW - Economic development - Research - Methodology KW - Development work KW - Economic development N1 - Includes index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Issues, Approaches and Problem Analysis in Current Development Thinking -- 3. Participation -- Concept and Methods -- 4. Using Indicators and Semi-Structured Interviews -- 5. Participatory Approaches -- Ranking and Scoring and Making Maps and Diagrams -- 6. Poverty and Gender Analysis -- 7. Monitoring and Evaluation and Sustainability Analysis -- 8. Critical Considerations of PRA Methods -- Sampling and Validation -- 9. Different Types of Development Studies and Complementary Field Study Methods -- 10. Conclusions on Ethics and Interventions -- Annex: Procedures Regarding Permission to Undertake Research N2 - It is a guide of vital importance to researchers, trainers and extension workers, especially those collaborating with communities in Third World countries' - The European Journal of Development Research ER -