Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Participation in Development Learning; 2. Participatory Approaches for Learning, Policy, and Action; Boxes; Tables; Figures; 3. Building Bridges between Participatory Research and Policy; 4. Building Bridges between Divisive Dichotomies in Development Learning; 5. Major Bridgings: Building Integrated Learning for Responsive Development; 6. Recommendations for the World Bank and Other Development Agencies; Appendix 1. Beneficiary Assessment: An Approach Described
Summary
Today, one of the central tenets of development is the necessity for learning about and building upon stakeholders' and beneficiaries' insights, needs, culture, social organization, resources and active participation. Bridging Diversity clarifies the myriad approaches to social research being used in the World Bank today. The focus is on participatory research as presently practiced and as a potential for forms of research which are not now particularly participatory. It makes a number of recommendations to enhance the utility of social research in and outside of the Bank
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-137) and index
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