COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1,2: Different types of Development Studies: forms of studies and typical research questions; development research-development work continuum
Week 3,4: Development Research Methods: Ethics and Values; Understanding the field and the fieldworker; qualitative development research methods (interviews, focus groups, participatory methods and approaches, diaries and case studies)
Week 5,6: Research methods and possible combinations: quantitative methods; mixed methods; interdisciplinary perspectives; problem analysis in logical framework approach
Week 7,8: Selected development issues and approaches: evolving approaches in poverty evaluation; gender analysis and approaches to gender mainstreaming; challenges of implementing rights based approaches; social capital assessments
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