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HN 49.C6 Special Topics. Community Development. Rural Development
An annotated bibliography on action research, including qualitative
research and program evaluation is the extended title of the Cornell
Participatory Action Research network (PARnet), located at this site. Here,
users, upon accessing the new homepage, will find information on
participatory action research, which is defined as "...a process of
systematic inquiry, in which those who are experiencing a problematic
situation in a community or workplace participate collaboratively with
trained researchers as subjects, in deciding the focus of knowledge
generation, in collecting and analyzing information, and in taking action to
manage, improve, or solve their problem situation."
Upon accessing the table of contents, users will find seven areas within the
site: (1) searching area; (2) calendar of events; (3) academe (faculty and
courses); (4) PARtalk (online conversations); (5) PARarchives (links to
online publications); (6) registry (for locating colleagues); and (7)
toolbox (general information area). The search category accesses a page
with a keyword search mechanism. Specific areas within PARnet have separate
databases, each opened through its respective category name at the top of
the search page. A calendar of upcoming events can be viewed, as well as a
listing of international events of interest. The academe site section
details courses related to participatory action research taught at Cornell
and other universities. Users will find: the name of the department
offering the course; the course title; the instructor's name and e-mail
address; and a brief description of the course.
PARtalk offers listings of scholarly publications on the WWW within the
field of participatory action research. Selecting a letter category from
the
top of the page or browsing the entries reveals text records. Individual
entries contain: the author or organization's name; title of the work;
volume and issue numbers (for journals); publisher name and location (for
books); and year of publication. Within all entries, highlighted areas are
direct links to the WWW. Locating colleagues occurs through the registry
section of the site; users can narrow their searches through several keyword
fields or register with PARnet through a link found on the bottom of this
page. The final area, toolbox, offers a list of articles about
participatory
action research and a bibliography for one of the included texts.
The site is part of the Cornell Participatory Action Rsearch Network, and is
maintainedy by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and the
Cornell Local Government program; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Summary:
The PARNet Registry is a division of the PARNet WWW site, sponsored by the
Cornell Participatory Action Research Action Network. The registry is
designed to "...help anyone find and contact professional PAR practitioners
all around the world." Presently, the site contains only sixteen records;
users are advised to download the site's entire contents to find desired
records. Consulting the top information area will reveal the number of
records within the site.
At the top of the site's main page are PARNet links: (1) search PARNet; (2)
calendar; (3) academe; (4) PARtalk; (5) PARchives; and (6) Toolbox. Users
can select a letter group from the alphabetical index to view contents of
that category or download the entire site contents, if such action is deemed
possible, given the size of the document. Users can also search the
registry; search fields are provided for: (1) name (last and/or first); (2)
institution; (3) approach to PAR; (4) area of inquiry; (5) geographic focus;
and (6) keyword. At the bottom of the site's main page is a link for
registering with the directory via a provided form.
After selecting a letter category, the resulting listings will be displayed
in alphabetical form, based on the practitioner's last name. Individual
entries contain: (1) name; (2) position/rank; (3) employer; (4) theoretical
focus; (5) area(s) of inquiry; (6) geographic focus; (7) narrative (personal
description of activities and research); (8) affiliation; and (9) business
address. Names are direct links to e-mailing the practitioners.
The site is sponsored by The Cornell Participatory Action Research Action
Network; Cornell University; Ithaca, New York.
To Search:
Select letter category and scroll through resulting listings. Practitioner
names are direct e-mail links.
Summary:
Participatory Action Research: Traditions and Major Assumptions:
Bibliography is a division of the PARnet WWW site's PAR tools area,
which is
a "...project of the Cornell Participatory Action Research Network [PARnet].
This series is intended to provide short, definitive overviews of various
methods and techniques which may assist practitioners in choosing and
introducing them in the PAR process." Of interest within the site is the
central document's bibliography, accessible from the table of contents.
At the top of the site are links to other divisions of PARnet: the calendar,
academe area, PARtalk (a comments area), PARchives (archives), registry, and
tools area. Within the site's table of contents, these topics are featured:
(1) about the document; (2) definitions; (3) traditions, including research
in organizations, community development, schools, and technology; (4) major
assumptions of participatory action research, including values, ownership,
and research methods; and (5) the bibliography. Each title is a link to
its respective contents in the site. Scrolling past the table of contents,
the user will find an e-mail area for PARnet, a downloading site to view the
text in a PostScript form, and the entire contents of the publication.
To access the bibliography, users should select its title from the table of
contents. Listings are alphabetized and are references for the document. A
record contains; (1) the author's name (last, initials); (2) year of
publication; (3) title of work (if article or book); (4) publisher's name
and location (if book); (6) title of journal (if article); and (7) volume,
issue, and page numbers.
The site is sponsored by Participatory Action Research Network (PARnet);
Cornell University; New York.
To Search:
Select bibliography from site's table of contents; browse through listings.
Summary:
PD Resources: Participatory Development Online Resources is a site
constructed of WWW links, presently under development. It is a division of
the Participatory Initiatives WWW site, whose sponsoring organization,
Participatory Initiatives, "...aim[s] at enhancing the ability of all people
to participate in the decisions which affect their lives."
Within the site's main page are links, listed as a table of contents: (1)
resources by category; (2) articles and tools, including facilitator tools,
community based planning, and articles; (3) e-mail discussion lists; (4)
online participatory resource listings; (5) organizations and networks; and
(6) category resources, including participatory democracy, monitoring and
evaluation, participatory facilitation, PLA,PRA,RRA, and research. Titles
within categories are direct links to their respective information, whether
inside or outside the site.
The site is sponsored by Participatory Initiatives; Guelph, Ontario.
To Search:
Select topic of interest from site's main page. Topics are direct links to
their respective information.
Summary:
The Plan of Action for People's Participation in Rural Development is
a policy, plan, and strategy document of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, available for study through this
site. At the top of the site are links to the SD Dimensions WWW site, the
People's Participation WWW site, and a Resources link. The first is the
information service of the FAO's Sustainable Development Department (SD),
where users can access the homepage for more information. The second link
opens a services area of the People's Participation division; the last link
offers publications, accessible in English, French, or Spanish.
The user will find the publication's table of contents open for viewing.
Topics found there include: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Background and Strategy
of the Plan of Action"; (3) "Action Areas"; and (4) "Implementation of the
Plan
of Action." The policy's overviews reflect the conclusions of the FAO
Conference, held in Rome, November, 1991: (1) create favorable legal and
policy conditions; (2) strengthen capacities of rural organizations at local
and national levels; (3) decentralize government decision-making; (4)
promote dialogue and technical collaboration; (5) introduce appropriate
operational procedures and methods; and (6) monitor and evaluate people's
participation.
The site is maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO); Rome, Italy.
To Search:
Scroll to view contents of site.
Summary:
Recommended Books and Articles on Sustainable Community Development is a
list that "...identifies sources that [the creators] feel are best suited to
helping [a] community plan for and implement economic development strategies
that will enhance [the] local economy, the environment, and quality of
life."
The site also provides access to WWW sites that offer bibliographies and
lists of publications related to sustainable development.
At the top of the site's main page is an access point (via an image) to the
Center for Excellence for Sustainable Development within the U.S. Department
of Energy, the site's sponsor. Below this image is a general information
area and contact details for reaching the center by mail, phone, fax, or
e-mail. The site also contains four major divisions, revealing the list's
main topics: (1) recommended books; (2) recommended articles; (3) on-line
bibliographies; and (4) on-line publications lists. Each of the four topics
is the direct link to its respective area within the site. Users can browse
the site's contents or move freely among records by selecting a topic of
interest.
The books division of the list is alphabetized according to title. For each
text within the listings, users will find the work's title, publication
year, name of the publishers, and ISBN. A brief description of the book's
contents follows this data. Articles are alphabetized according to the
author's last name. An entry in this area features: the author's name
(last, first, middle initial); year of publication; title of article;
journal title; volume and issue numbers; and page numbers of the text. Both
the on-line bibliographies and the on-line publications lists are
alphabetized by the titles of their respective sites; for each site noted in
the listings, the site's title and URL are provided. Each site's URL is the
direct link to its respective contents on the WWW.
The site is sponsored by the Center for Excellence for Sustainable
Development; the U.S. Department of Energy; Golden, Colorado.
To Search:
Select topic of interest from main page to move directly to contents. Or
browse through site listings.
HN 981.C6 Developing Countries. Special Topics, A-Z. Community Development
Summary:
Enhancing Stakeholder Participation in Aid Activities is a
publication of the Overseas Development Administration (ODA), the aid wing
of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which manages Britain's aid to about
150 developing countries, as well as the states of central and eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union. The report reflects extensive
consultation among ODA management concerning the "constraints" and
"downfalls" of participatory approaches, and it also reflects experience
drawn from other aid agencies, including NGO's and the World Bank. The
report
provides guidance in defining and developing appropriate tools and methods
for
enhancing stakeholder participation. It is supplemented by two guides for
ODA staff on measuring participation and doing stakeholder analysis.
The report's site features a detailed table of contents with the following
major topics or textual divisions: (1) introduction; (2) Part One:
"Definitions and Issues"; (3) Part Two: "Participation in Practice"; and (3)
a
bibliography. Part One is subdivided into the following topics: what is
stakeholder participation; why is it important; details on people involved;
and how they become members. Part Two details the following concerns:
policy
and projects; methods for enhancing participation; and checklists for
participation. Underneath the table of contents, the full text of the
document is found. Users can scroll through the sections, reading the text
thusly. An alternative method of viewing the report is found is by
selecting a title of interest from the table of contents; this slection then
moves the user to that portion of the report. At the bottom of the document
is a link to the ODA homepage within the WWW for further information.
The report and its site are copyrighted and maintained by the Overseas
Development Administration (ODA); Social Development Department; Foreign and
Commonwealth Office; London, England.
To Search:
Move past table of contents to browse and read report contents. Or select
topic of interest from main page listing to move directly to that portion
of the text.
Summary:
FAO People's Participation Programme (PPP), is a document of the
People's Participation Program of the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO). The text discusses the PPP's activites within rural
poor peoples in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. According the authors, over
13,200 people have participated in the program, benefiting over 80,000
citizens. The site, along with its text, outlines procedures on how to
involve people in the process of development participation.
At the top of the site are links to the SD Dimensions division of the FAO,
to the People's Participation homepage, and to the resources division of the
PPP. Also present are a series of links, titles of sections within the
document. Each link provides direct access to its portion within the
document. Titles of sections include: (1) Introduction; (2) "Selecting
Project Participants"; (3) "Forming Groups"; (4) "Group Activities"; (5)
"Savings and Credit"; (6) "Group Promoters"; (7) "Costs and Benefits"; and
(8) "Further Information."
The site is sponsored by the People's Participation Program (PPP) of the
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Rome, Italy.
To Search:
Title links at top of site are direct links to respective contents. Or
browse through contents of text.
Summary:
The Guidance Note on How to Do Stakeholder Analysis of Aid Projects and
Programmes is a publication of the Overseas Development Administration
(ODA), the aid wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which manages
Britain's aid to about 150 developing countries, as well as the states of
central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is a supplement
for ODA staff to the official publication, Enhancing Stakeholder
Partipcation in Aid Activities. The latter report provides guidance in
defining and developing appropriate tools and methods for enhancing
stakeholder participation.
This supplement's site features a detailed table of contents with the
following major topics or textual divisions: (1) Part One: "Introduction:
What, Why, When, and Who?"; (2) Part Two: "How to Do a Stakeholder
Analysis"; (3) Part Three: "Using the Findings of a Stakeholder Analysis";
and (4) a group of examples for reference. Part One is subdivided into the
following topics: defining stakeholder analysis and stating its purpose,
activators, settings, and appropriate methods. Part Two details the
following topics: creating lists and tables; interests in relation to
projects; accessing influence and importance of stakeholders; using a matrix
diagram; and drawing out assumptions and risks affecting project design and
participation. Part Three features the importance of the project concept
note and the project document. Underneath the table of contents, the full
text of the document is found. Users can scroll through the sections,
reading the text thusly. An alternative method of viewing the report is
found by selecting a title of interest from the table of contents; this
selection then moves the user to that portion of the document. At the
bottom of the actual text is a link to the ODA homepage within the WWW for
further information.
The supplement and its site are copyrighted and maintained by the Overseas
Development Administration (ODA); Social Development Department; Foreign and
Commonwealth Office; London, England.
To Search:
Move past table of contents to browse and read report contents. Or select
topic of interest from main page listing to move directly to that portion of
the text.
Summary:
The Guidance Note on Indicators for Measuring and Assessing Primary
Stakeholder Participation is a publication of the Overseas Development
Administration (ODA), the aid wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
which manages Britain's aid to about 150 developing countries, as well as
the states of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is
a supplement for ODA staff to the official publications, Enhancing
Stakeholder Participation in Aid Activities and The Guidance Note on
How to Do Stakeholder Analysis of Aid Projects and Programmes. The
former report provides guidance in defining and developing appropriate tools
and methods for enhancing stakeholder participation.
The note's site features a detailed table of contents with the following
major topics or textual divisions: (1) Part One: "Introduction"; (2) Part
Two: "Indicators in the Project Framework"; (3) Part Three: "How Indicators
Can Be Measured and Assessed"; (4) Part Four: "Checklists"; and (5) a
bibliography. In addition to these sections is a list of boxes, detailing
"Participatory Self Evaluation: the FAO's People's Participation Programme,"
and its provided example, "A South Asian Rural Water Supply Project."
Underneath the table of contents, the full text of the note is found. Users
can scroll through the sections, reading the text thusly. An alternative
method of viewing the note is found by selecting a title of interest from
the table of contents; this selection then moves the user to that portion of
the document. At the bottom of the actual text is a link to the ODA
hompage within the WWW for further information.
The note and its site are copyrighted and maintained by the Overseas
Development Administration (ODA); Social Development Department; Foreign and
Commonwealth Office; London, England.
To Search:
Move past table of contents to browse and read report contents. Or select
topic of interest from main page listing to move directly to that portion of
the text.
Summary:
People's Participation in Ghana --a Post-Project Study of
Sustainability is a document of the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) and was released in May, 1996. The text discusses a
People's Participation Program (PPP) which was established in Ghana by the
FAO in
1982, only to have FAO involvement terminated in 1992. A post-project study
was commissioned, of which the site presents a written response to study
concerns: (1) the sustainability and self-reliance of organizations formed
by the project; (2) the degree of institutionalization and replication of
PPP development approaches in Ghana upon completion of the study; and (3)
the benefits of individuals and organizations received from the project.
Links at the top of the site provide access to the SD Dimensions division of
the FAO, to the People's Participation division of the FAO, and to PPP
resources. Users should scroll to view the contents of the document;
presented here are major topics of the text: (1) Introduction; (2) Benefits
and Costs of PPP in Ghana; (3) Sustainability and Future of PPP Groups; (4)
Institutionalization and Replication; and (5) PPP Development Approach.
At the conclusion of the document, users will find links to the PPP
homepage, news area, analysis division, and PPP resources links. The site
is sponsored by the People's Participation Program of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Rome, Italy.
To Search:
Scroll to view contents of document.