Evans, cited reference, A were conscious effort to develop appropriate research methodology in developing countries is advocated to provide alternatives to conventional social science methods. It is incumbent upon the people asking questions to use elicitation techniques which are appropriate to the cultural context and tailored to the abilities and requirements of the local community. In this way, interactions between interested parties can be structured so that the initiative and answering questions rests with local people. Field trials at Oluwatedo,, Oyo State, Nigeria, adapted Ayo board to elicit farmers perceptions of weeds and pest. Ayo is the Yoruba version of a popular African game, which has its roots in the aged Egyptian game of men cannot Ayo board format was used and conjunction with repertory grid methodology to focus discussion on farming problems. Numerous scenarios can be devised using the format to generate genuine dialogue between farmers and outside research workers.
Dominguez, David R. (author / Pennsylvania State Univeristy) and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
conference papers
Publication Date:
1997-03-04
Published:
Peru
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20275
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, Section B; from "1997 conference papers : Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 13th Annual Conference, 3, 4, 5 April 1997, Arlington, Virginia
Etling, Arlen (author) and Dominguez, David R. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
1997-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C11760
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Arlington, Virginia, April 3-5, 1997.
Halbrendt, Jacqueline (author), Gray, Steven A. (author), Crow, Susan (author), Radovich, Theodore (author), Kimura, Aya H. (author), and Tamang, Bir Bahadur (author)
Format:
Journal article abstract
Publication Date:
2014-09
Published:
Nepal
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05707
Marten, Gerald G. (author), Brosius, J. Peter (author), and Lovelace, George W. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25329
Notes:
Pages 187-198 in Gerald G. Martin (ed.), Traditional agriculture in southeast Asia: a human ecology perspective. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. 358 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 104 Document Number: C09037
Notes:
FAO Economic and Social Development Series No. 24. 1981 Training for Agriculture and Rural Development. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome 1982. 115-120