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Development Practitioners in Action

Linje Manyozo

Rugby: Practical Action Publishing (2023), 160 pp.

"What does a development practitioner look like? Located within deliberative development paradigms, this book addresses this question by examining some of the key attributes, behaviours and character dispositions of development practitioners. Such mentality and behaviours enable development practiti ... more

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Development Through Dialogue: Report of a Research Initiative

Sarah Cummings

Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) (2008), 65 pp.

"This report covers a research study of Dgroups which took place during September 2006-July 2007. Dgroups is a number of things at the same time: (1) it is a web-based technical platform which supports and provides for the creation and use of discrete e-mail based discussion lists and web workspaces ... that are used to support knowledge networking by people and institutions working in development; (2) it is also the plural name for these online networks, individually known as a dgroup; and (3) it is also a partnership of development organizations who share a commitment to collaboration in development and who are developing a common vision of the need for such a platform and such online groups. The Dgroups platform currently supports 2,308 dgroups and 88,700 individual users (15 July, 2007), but there has not yet been an analysis of the development role of dgroups on a global scale. Many partners and members of the Dgroups Partnership continue to support the platform, not only because of the access to online knowledge networks with which it provides them, but also because of an intuitive understanding of the processes supported by dgroups. The study examines whether and how dgroups: • facilitate the spread of information and knowledge among the actors (individual and institutional) working in the thematic areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); • facilitate learning processes (individual, social, and organizational learning) in the diverse institutions working in areas related to the MDGs; and • facilitate the bridging of the multitude of ‘knowledge divides’ in development between the North and South, and South-South; between different sorts of institutions (multilateral, bilateral, NGOs, universities, ministries) and professional groups (practitioners, researchers and policymakers); and in terms of language [...] It has been concluded that dgroups facilitate information and knowledge sharing within the subject areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and that they also facilitate individual, social and organizational learning within these subject areas. Dgroups also play an important role in bridging the ‘knowledge divides’ between North and South, between different types of institutions, and between different professional groups, as well as crossing the digital divide. An ability to bridge South-South divides and to forge links between different language groups has not been demonstrated. In terms of development impact, Dgroups was found to represent a very cost-effective manner of hosting groups (an average of Euro 60.70 per dgroup per year) and most moderators felt that participation in dgroups was an ‘effective’ use of their time. Dgroups were also found to have had an organizational impact on the way many of the partner and member organizations work. It is argued that Dgroups provides a unique resource: there is nothing comparable within development that facilitates information and knowledge sharing on such a large scale. Finally, some recommendations are made for the future development of Dgroups." (Executive summary) more

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Ownership, Leadership and Transformation: Can We Do Better for Capacity Development?

Carlos Lopes, Thomas Theisohn

New York: Earthscan (2003), 355 pp.

"The third and final in a series, this text bridges the conceptual foundations of capacity development and the difficulties and practical realities in the field. It demystifies the process of capacity development to make it more user-friendly. The book has two parts. The first shows how long-standin ... more

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Toolkits: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Monitoring, Review and Evaluation

Louisa Gosling, Mike Edwards

Save the Children (1995), 254 pp.

"A highly practical guide for development workers which aims to help them evaluate and monitor their work in a systematic way. It covers the whole process of assessment, monitoring, review and evaluation of development programmes." (Catalogue Intermediate Technology Publications 2000)

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Stakeholder Participation and Analysis

London: Department for International Development (DFID), Social Development Division (1995), ?? pp.

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D'un savoir à l'autre: Les agents de développement comme médiateurs

Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Élisabeth Paquot

Paris: Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET); Ministère de la Coopération et du Développement (1991), 204 pp.

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Negerweiß: Deutsches Fernsehtraining in Afrika in 99 Einstellungen

Jürgen Schimanek

Frankfurt am Main: Zweitausendeins (1979), 168 pp.