Family Planning Research in a Developing Area: A Different Approach.

Autor/inn/en	Fathi, Asghar; Watson, Walter B.
Institution	Calgary Univ. (Alberta).; Population Council, New York, NY.
Titel	Family Planning Research in a Developing Area: A Different Approach.
Quelle	(1969), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Area Studies; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Developing Nations; Educational Research; Field Interviews; Field Studies; Research Design; Research Methodology; Research Needs; Research Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landeskunde; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Praxisforschung; Forschungsdesign; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsbedarf; Forschungskritik
Abstract	The authors discuss the difficulties in adapting American methods of field work to the cultural conditions in pre-industrial societies, in this case a pilot study on family planning in a Middle Eastern Moslem country. It is demonstrated that if the researcher is native and has kinship ties in a traditional community, he can use these assets: (1) to expedite the hiring of relatively qualified field workers, (2) to bypass intervention from local officials and gain their support, and (3) to bridge gaps between the project director and field workers by making the research a clan project. Certain drawbacks are discussed. Acknowledging the increasing number of social scientists from underdeveloped areas who are being trained in empirical research methodology, the authors feel their work might contribute to an understanding of problems associated with doing research in underdeveloped areas and their possible solutions. (TL)
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Update	2004/1/01