Salmen, Lawrence F.Kane, Eileen2012-06-042012-06-042006978-0-8213-6336-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6992Today, one of the central tenets of development is the necessity for learning about and building upon stakeholders' and beneficiaries' insights, needs, culture, social organization, resources and active participation. This publication clarifies the myriad approaches to social research being used in the World Bank today. The focus is on participatory research as presently practiced and as a potential for forms of research which are not now particularly participatory. It makes a number of recommendations to enhance the utility of social research in and outside of the Bank.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACTION PLANNINGBASELINE INDICATORSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTSBENEFICIARY PARTICIPATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORSBUREAUCRACIESCAPCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTCASCITIZEN REPORT CARDCIVIC ENGAGEMENTCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOLLABORATIONCOMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY SCORE CARDCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKCOUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIESDECISIONMAKINGDISCIPLINESENABLING ENVIRONMENTFIGURESFOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINTENDED BENEFICIARIESINTENDED BENEFICIARYINTERVIEWINGINTERVIEWSKNOWLEDGELEARNINGLISTENINGLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL KNOWLEDGELOCAL PARTICIPATIONMANDATESMOBILIZATIONNGONONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPAPERSPARTICIPATORYPARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCHPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENTPARTICIPATORY MONITORINGPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTSPARTICIPATORY PROCESSESPARTICIPATORY RESEARCHPARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISALPARTICIPATORY TECHNIQUESPLAPMEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPPAPRAPREPARATIONPROFESSIONAL WORKINGPROGRAMSPROJECT DESIGNPROJECT OBJECTIVESQUALITATIVE DATAQUALITATIVE RESEARCHQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHRAPID RURAL APPRAISALRECONSTRUCTIONRESEARCHRESEARCH METHODSRESEARCH REPORTRESEARCH TECHNIQUESRESEARCHERSRISK MANAGEMENTRRASARARSCIENCE METHODOLOGYSCIENTISTSCIENTISTSSHARINGSOCIAL ASSESSMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSSOCIAL SCIENCESOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHSOCIAL SCIENCESSTAKEHOLDERSTAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENTSTAKEHOLDERSSUBSIDIARYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSYSTEMATIC CLIENT CONSULTATIONTEACHERSTECHNICAL EXPERTSTRIANGULATIONUNIVERSITIESZOPPWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6336-2