Journals
American Behavioural Scientist
Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Human Organization
Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Journal of the Oral History Society
Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Qualitative Health Research
Links to Qualitative Sites on the Web
Research Methods Resources on the WWW (This is an extremely useful site. Loads of information from a diversity of sources).
Qualitative Tools for Multimethod Research (provides references to literature on a variety of methodological techniques).
Social Research Update (a usefule on-line newsletter that addresses specific research methods)
Social Science Information Gateway - Qualitative Methods
Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
A Brief Guide to Questionnaire Development
Using Structured Interview Techniques
Chronic Poverty Research Centre Toolbox
Stakeholder Analysis and Natural Resource Management
A Manual for the Use of Focus Groups
Focus Groups: A How-Not-To Guide
Impact Assessment Resources (including: Participatory value chains analysis, Project Management Cycle, Stakeholder Analysis, Quantitative Methods, Qualitative Methods, Participatory Methods, Sampling, Common Methods in Impact Assessment, Social Accounting, Selecting indicators, etc.)
IDS Participation Resource Centre
Ethnography: Some Practicalities of Ethnographic Analysis.
Participation in Biological Monitoring: Guidelines for Scientists and Managers
Research Instrument Examples
id21: Communication Development Research (development research reporting service)
World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study (Questionnaires and data sets)
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Indicator Guides (provide the technical basis for the indicators and recommended methods for collecting, analyzing and reporting on the indicators.)
Research Ethics
Fair Benefits For Research in Developing Countries
Reflections and recommendations on research ethics in developing countries Social Science and Medicine Volume: 54, Issue: 7, April, 2002, pp. 1131-1141 Benatar, S.R.
University of Toronto Field Research Policies and Assistance
University Of Toronto's Policy for Safety in Field Research (1988)
University of Toronto Policy for Safety in Field Research (2000)
Databases
General International Resources
Research and Writing
Beginners Guide to the Research Proposal
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation (geared twoard graduate students but helpful tips for undergrads)
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
Pinakes: A Subject Launchpad (see the Development Studies link under GE Source)
Proposal Writing & Research Development