Exam Details

Subject Research Methods in Rural Development
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts (Rural Development)
Department School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Describe briefly various steps involved in the preparation of research proposal in rural development.

What do you mean by critical research process? Explain the approaches in critical social research.

Discuss the case study method for data collection in rural development research.

Discuss the purpose and the constituents of a research report.

Answer any two of the following questions in about 400 words each

How to formulate a research problem

Explain in brief the various types of descriptive research.

Briefly discuss the techniques of interview.

4. Attempt any four of the following in about 200 words each

Characteristics of research

Evaluation research models

Research design

Non -probability sampling

Attitude scale

Naturalistic inquiry

5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each

Purpose of theory

Applied research

Importance of hypothesis

Main steps of descriptive research

Stratified sampling

Uses and limitations of observation

Bivariate analysis

Bibliography and references


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Entrepreneurship and Rural Development
  • Land Reforms and Rural Development
  • Research Methods in Rural Development
  • Rural Development Planning and Management
  • Rural Development: Indian Context
  • Rural Development: Programmes
  • Rural Social Development
  • Voluntary Action in Rural Development