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Kenya : from objective outsider to objective insider : an experiential case of give and take


Document type: article
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Abstract: The author is Lead Researcher with the Madrasa Resource Centre (MRC) in Kenya. In this article, he discusses his experiences in trying to hold the objective perspectives of an outsider researcher while recognising the need to go beyond psychometrical and methodological approaches. He argues that pragmatic and utilitarian considerations must be taken into account; and that researchers will often need to operate from within the project – to become ‘insiders’ – if they are to really understand what is happening in projects, and what therefore is helping to make them effective.
Authors: Mwaura, P.
Category: Research
End Page: 52
Serial number: 99
ISSN: 1387-9553
Journal: Early Childhood Matters
Keywords: research
Language: eng
Organization: Bernard van Leer Foundation
Year: 2001
Right: © 2001 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Subject: Education, Science and Technology
Start Page: 47
Title: Kenya : from objective outsider to objective insider : an experiential case of give and take