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Through a rejection of the traditional separation between the researcher and the research setting, this volume discusses a philosophy in which the researcher is fully involved in the process of organizational learning and change. William Foote Whyte and his collaborators outline the theory and methods behind participatory action research, weigh up its strengths and weaknesses and then present cases where this research strategy has been used in both industry and agriculture from a variety of countries on four continents.
Social Scientists in International Agricultural Research: Ensuring Relevance and Contributing to the Knowledge Base
Social Scientists in International Agricultural Research: Ensuring Relevance and Contributing to the Knowledge Base
The first social scientist—economist Michael Twomey—joined the International Potato Center, known in Spanish as the Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), in late 1973. Soon after he arrived, he requested transportation to the Peruvian ...
