Published in association with the Open University. Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-353) and index.
Contents:
Information needs and policy change / Stephen Potter & Ramaya Subrahmanian -- Boundaries for thinking and action / Chris Blackmore & Ray Ison -- Grabbing attention / Joseph Hanlon -- Communicating results / Joanna Chataway, Avril Joffe & Jill Mordaunt -- Interrogating information through a literature study / Stephanie Barrientos -- Interpreting institutional discourses / Bridget O'Laughlin -- People as informants / Philip Woodhouse -- Investigation as empowerment : using participatory methods / Linda Mayoux & Hazel Johnson -- Doing incorrect research : the importance of the subjective and the personal in researching poverty / Dina Abbott -- Thinking with quantitative data / Chandan Mukherjee & Marc Wuyts -- Using evidence in advocacy / Sue Mayer -- Organizational assessment and institutional footprints / Chris Roche -- Challenging cases / Alan Thomas.
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