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Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Development Projects

"Much of the early work on poverty was highly quantitative:... It became increasingly clear, however, that while numbers are essential for policy and monitoring purposes, it is also important to understand people's perception of poverty a...

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Main Author:	Bamberger, Michael
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS SOCIAL SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTEGRATED APPROACH QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA GENDER ISSUES POVERTY ANALYSIS CASE STUDIES HOUSEHOLD DATA EDUCATIONAL REFORM EVALUATION CRITERIA COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION HEALTH ASPECTS OF POVERTY WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT EVALUATION SOCIAL ASSESSMENTS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS ANALYTICAL METHODS ASSESSMENT METHODS ASSESSMENT STUDY CASE STUDY CENSUS DATA CIP CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DATA COLLECTION METHODS DATA SOURCES DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT WORK ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FAMILIES GIRLS GROUP DISCUSSIONS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INFORMATION NEEDS INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT INTERVIEWS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS LOCAL LEVEL MALARIA MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MARKETING MIGRATION MOTIVATION MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT PARTICIPATORY METHODS PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PPA PRA PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITATIVE APPROACHES QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS QUALITATIVE TOOLS QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRES RANDOM SAMPLING RELIABILITY RESEARCH DESIGN RESEARCH FINDINGS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES RESEARCH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH PROCESS RESEARCHERS SAMPLE SELECTION SAMPLE SURVEYS SAMPLING FRAME SAMPLING METHOD SCIENCES SOCIAL ASSESSMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL RESEARCH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL METHODS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUES UNEMPLOYMENT VALIDITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/2095601/integrating-quantitative-qualitative-research-development-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15253

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Summary:	"Much of the early work on poverty was highly quantitative:... It became increasingly clear, however, that while numbers are essential for policy and monitoring purposes, it is also important to understand people's perception of poverty and their mechanisms for coping with poverty and other situations of extreme economic and social stress." Researchers have recognized over the past few years that quantitative analysis of the incidence and trends in poverty, while essential for national economic development planning, must be complemented by qualitative methods that help planners and managers understand the cultural, social, political, and institutional context within which projects are designed and implemented. This report is based on a two-day workshop held in June 1998, where outside research specialists and World Bank staff discussed the importance of integrating these research methods. The participants reviewed experiences in the use of mixed-method approaches in Bank research and project design. This report is a result of those discussions. The report examines the need for integrated research approaches in social and economic development, presents case studies of integrated approaches in practice, and talks about lessons learned. Part I describes the evolution of interest in, and the potential benefits of integrated research, and, Part II presents case studies on how integrated approaches have been used in poverty analysis, education, health, and water supply and sanitation, while Part III discusses lessons learned with respect to the use of integrated approaches, and assesses the benefits that can be achieved.