Research methods for adult educators in Africa / Bagele Chilisa, Julia Preece.

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Chilisa, Bagele

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TextSeries: African perspectives on adult learningPublication details: Hamburg, Germany : UNESCO Institute for Education ; Cape Town, South Africa : Pearson Education , 2005.Description: xvii, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9282011186
978-9282011188

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LC 5258 .A2C45 2005

Partial contents:

Contexts -- Foundations of inquiry -- African perspectives -- Doing a literature review -- Getting started -- Carrying out a survey -- Working with survey data -- Qualitative research -- Doing a qualitative study -- Combining methods -- Action research -- Feminist research -- Research ethics -- Writing up and disseminating research.

Summary: This book explores and critiques existing research paradigms, presents African counter-arguments and examples, and proposes methodologies more appropriate for African contexts. The emphasis is on African realities, values and ways of knowing.--Publisher's description.

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General circulation books

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
General circulation books	Presbyterian University of East Africa - Main Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	LC 5258 .A2C45 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C1	Available	2015-1842

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book explores and critiques existing research paradigms, presents African counter-arguments and examples, and proposes methodologies more appropriate for African contexts. The emphasis is on African realities, values and ways of knowing.--Publisher's description.

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