Please consult the International Development Studies listing for a detailed description of the MA collaborative program and the special additional requirements for each of the participating departments. Included in the graduate faculty for this program are J.I. Bakker, E.A. Cebotarev, S. Humphries, L. McDonald, F.J. Schryer and A.R. Winson. This program will provide opportunities for students to be advised by these departmental faculty. Please consult the Rural Studies listing for a detailed description. T he critical review of current methodological issues, such as research design, the ethics of social research, model building, formulation of hypotheses, causal inference, operationalization of concepts, measurement of variables, sampling, and techniques of data collection and analysis.
Faculty participate and discuss their research or teaching interests.
A central concern will be to develop the student's ability to assess theory critically and to understand how theory and research relate to each other. A n examination of classical and contemporary anthropological theory, including an emphasis on the most recent directions in the discipline. A n examination of the methods of qualitative research, including participant observation and unstructured interviews, as well as the ethical considerations of fieldwork. Other topics such as comparative and historical methods may be included. A cultural interpretation of technology in industrial and industrializing societies.