Table of Contents

Introduction - Regina Scheyvens and Sharon McLennan
PART ONE: METHODOLOGY
Designing Development Research - Warwick E. Murray and John Overton
Quantitative Research - John Overton and Peter van Diermen
Qualitative Research - Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Glenn Banks, Andrew McGregor and Litea Meo-Sewabu
Something Old, Something New: Research Using Archives, Texts and Virtual Data - Sharon McLennan and Gerard Prinsen
PART TWO: PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD
Practical Issues - Maria Borovnik, Helen Leslie and Donovan Storey
Personal Issues - Henry Scheyvens, Regina Scheyvens and Barbara Nowak
PART THREE: IN THE FIELD
Entering the Field - Sharon McLennan, Donovan Storey and Helen Leslie
Ethical Issues - Glenn Banks and Regina Scheyvens
Working with Marginalised, Vulnerable or Privileged Groups - Regina Scheyvens, Henry Scheyvens and Warwick E. Murray
PART FOUR: LEAVING THE FIELD
Anything to Declare? The Politics and Practicalities of Leaving the Field - Sara Kindon and Julie Cupples
Returning to University and Writing the Field - Julie Cupples and Sara Kindon
Ways Forward - Regina Scheyvens

About the Author

Regina Scheyvens heads the Institute of Development Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. She combines a passion for teaching about international development with research on tourism and development. She has a particular interest in sustainable development options for people living in small island states. In addition to Development Fieldwork, Regina has published books on Tourism and Poverty (2010) and Tourism for Development: Empowering Communities (2002), along with articles on topics such as backpacker tourism, ecotourism, sustainable tourism and empowerment.

Reviews

This is a fantastic collection of the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of development-related fieldwork. From ethical concerns to practical encounters, the volume offers clear and useful advice for both first time researchers and seasoned academics on negotiating ‘the field’. Already one of the most dog-eared books on my shelf!
*Dr. Simon Springer*

Development Fieldwork is without doubt the best available guide to dealing with practical, methodological and ethical issues in ′development′ research, within and across ′North′ and ′South′. It addresses both long-standing and more recently emerging research issues with sensitivity, insight, good sense and a clear commitment to engaged, responsible research practices and relationships. It is a vital resource for undergraduate dissertation students and postgraduates, but has much to offer even experienced researchers. Development Fieldwork is an essential resource.
*Dr. Emma Mawdsley*

An excellent overview of the pitfalls and problems of fieldwork in remote places... elegant, incisive and enjoyable... good humoured and eminently practical - the "Lonely Planet" guide to the field.
*Professor John Connell*

The writers through the ‘gift of the gab’ and brilliant advocacy in the temple of development have forged useful approaches in the furnace of practical experiences for the benefit of new, upcoming, emerging and established development researchers.
*Prof. Oladele O. Idowu*