| Description |
1 online resource (399 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Section I Planning a research project; 1 Introduction: Social science research in conservation; 2 Defining the research topic; 3 Developing the methodology; 4 Sampling; Section II Methods; 5 Participant observation; 6 Qualitative interviews and focus groups; 7 Questionnaires; 8 Documenting local environmental knowledge and change; 9 Community workshops and the PRA toolbox; 10 Participatory mapping; Section III Fieldwork with local communities |
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11 Preparing for fieldwork and collecting and managing data in the field12 The role of the researcher; 13 Ethical issues in research; Section IV Data processing and analysis; 14 Processing and analysis of qualitative data; 15 Quantitative analysis: Descriptive statistics; 16 Quantitative analysis: Inferential statistics; Section V Writing up, dissemination and follow-up; 17 Writing up the report; 18 Final tasks: Dissemination and follow-up; Appendix 1 Online survey: kitesurfing and the environment; Appendix 2 Questionnaire: community orchards; References; Index |
| Summary |
""Conducting Research in Conservation"" is the first textbook on social science research methods written specifically for use in the expanding and increasingly multidisciplinary field of environmental conservation. The first section on planning a research project includes chapters on the need for social science research in conservation, defining a research topic, methodology, and sampling. Section II focuses on practical issues in carrying out fieldwork with local communities, from fieldwork preparation and data collection to the relationships between the researcher and the study community. Se |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eagle, C. M. (Christine M.)
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Puri, Rajindra
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Watson, Colin
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| ISBN |
9780203846452 |
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0203846451 |
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