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082 _a338.9 THO
_bTHO
100 _aThomas Alan
245 _aFinding out fast : Investigative skills for policy and development
260 _aNew Delhi
_bVistaar Publications
_c1998
300 _a376p
365 _bRs.425
505 _aCONTENTS Note: Introduction: Alan Thomas; Part One: Conceptualising Policy-Related Investigation; Information Needs and Policy Change; Stephen Potter and Ramya Subrahmanian; Boundaries for Thinking and Action; Chris Blackmore and Ray Ison; Grabbing Attention Joseph Hanlon; Part Two: Thinking With Paper; How to Do a Literature Study: Stephanie Barrientos; Interpreting Institutional Discourses: Bridget O'Laughlin; Part Three: Thinking With People And Organizations; People as Informants: Philip Woodhouse; Investigation as Empowerment: Hazel Johnson and Linda Mayoux; Using Participatory Methods; Organizational Assessment and Institutional Footprints: Chris Roche; Dilemmas of Researching Poverty: Dina Abbott; Communicating Results:Joanna Chataway and Avril Joffe; Part Four: Thinking With Data: Thinking with Quantitative Data:Chandan Mukherjee and Marc Wuyts; Analysing Institutional Accounts: Geoff Jones; Critical Issues in Using Data: Sue Mayer: Challenging Cases: Alan Thomas; Conclusion - Alan Thomas and Joanna Chataway; Personal Effectiveness and Integrity
650 _a1. Investigating Skills - Development2. Investigating Skills - Policy Formulation
700 _aChataway Joanna
_aWuyts Marc
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