Finding Out Fast provides readers with key skills and approaches for research designed to inform policies, particularly on development. Recognizing that policy decisions are typically made under pressure of time and on the basis of incomplete data or with limited resources with which to obtain information, the authors provide guidance on how to locate, evaluate and use relevant information, fast. They explain and critically review a variety of research methods for `finding out fast , in the belief that these ...
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Finding Out Fast provides readers with key skills and approaches for research designed to inform policies, particularly on development. Recognizing that policy decisions are typically made under pressure of time and on the basis of incomplete data or with limited resources with which to obtain information, the authors provide guidance on how to locate, evaluate and use relevant information, fast. They explain and critically review a variety of research methods for `finding out fast , in the belief that these methods can still be rigorous. Finding Out Fast will assist readers to become competent investigators, to understand how to use research more effectively and how to commission and critical
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Very Good. This is a guide for development managers on how to research, evaluate and use information, fast, and become competent investigators. It is published as a course book for the Open University course "Capacities for Managing Development". Editor(s): Thomas, Alan; Chataway, Joanna; Wuyts, Marc. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNZ; KJMV6. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 614. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. 1998. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
