Dear Jean,
I mean all those things - ability to collect data; ability to establish
relationships; ability to improve service through research results -
especially because the project would be a participatory action research
project.
In fact, the idea is to develop tools in such a way that the grassroots
organization (GrO) activists should be able to use them in collaboration
with the community to collect data. The final objective is to generate a
'community livelihood manifesto' that would put forth the demands of the
community (based on facts) for their sustainable livelihoods. The whole
process should be simple enough for the GrO activists to replicate in
several villages/hamlets.
Rohini
Jean Schensul wrote:
> In a message dated 5/14/2004 3:52:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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>>
>> I have two queries.
>>
>> 1. I need references on participatory research tools - especially
>> those
>> (also on internet) that give simple yet detailed description of
>> tools
>> like: transect walk, seasonal calendar, timeline, etc.
>>
>> 2. In a participatory research project, after using particular
>> research
>> tools (after modifying them to suit the situation) how does one
>> assess
>> the efficacy of those tools? How does one develop indicators for the
>>
>> assessment? Are the idicators developed while designing and using
>> the
>> tools?
>
> You could try the Ethnographer's Toolkit, Altamirapress.com,
> for tools that can be adapted. What do you mean by efficacy - ability
> to collect data; ability to establish relationships; ability to
> improve service through research results etc.
>
>
> Jean J. Schensul, Ph.D.
> Executive Director
> Institute for Community Research
> 2 Hartford Square West, Ste. 100
> Hartford, CT. U.S.A. 06106
> Tel: 860-278-2044, ext. 227
> www.incommunityresearch.org
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