| Description |
xiii, 229 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Overview : fieldwork from start to finish 1. The context of fieldwork 2. Issues in data collection / Stephen Devereux and John Hoddinott -- pt. 2. Case studies : fieldwork experiences in Africa and Asia 3. 'Observers are worried' : learning the language and counting the people in northeast Ghana / Stephen Devereux 4. Random sampling and repeat surveys in south India / Wendy Olsen 5. Fieldwork under time constraints / John Hoddinott 6. Qualitative research : collecting life histories / Elizabeth Francis 7. Field methods for economic mobility / Lucia da Corta and Davuluri Venkateshwarlu 8. Sensitive information : collecting data on livestock and informal credit / Garry Christensen 9. Talking to traders about trade / Barbara Harriss 10. Fieldwork in a familiar setting : the role of politics at the national, community and household levels / Shahrashoub Razavi 11. Facts or fictions? fieldwork relationships and the nature of data / Matthew Lockwood 12. Thinking about the ethics of fieldwork / Ken Wilson 13. Contrasts in village-level fieldwork : Kenya and India / Judith Heyer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Fieldwork -- Developing countries.
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Social sciences -- Developing countries -- Statistical methods.
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| Author |
Devereux, Stephen, 1959-
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Hoddinott, John.
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| LC no. |
92016847 |
| ISBN |
1555873472 (hc) |
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1555873928 (pb) |
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