The Communication Initiative
Development action with informed and engaged societies
The Communication Initiative
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Making a Difference - Measuring the Impact of Information on Development

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Author

  • Paul McConnell
This book reports on an international research programme that investigates the impact of information on development. It presents a series of case studies and essays that describe practical, operational experience with methodologies to assess the impact of information.

The authors examine sampling and interview techniques, questionnaire design, survey instruments, data definitions, and approaches to identifying different user communities. The intended audience includes: scholars, researchers, student, and practitioners in information sciences and development studies.

Contents

Foreword - Martha Stone

Acknowledgments

Measuring the Impact of Information on Development: Overview of an International Research Program - Paul McConnell

Case Studies
  • CIDE/REDUC Case Study - Warren Thorngate, Afredo Rojas, and Maria Francini
  • Impact of the Semi-Arid Tropical Crops Information Service (SATCRIS) at ICRISAT - L.J. Haravu and T.N. Rajan
  • Impact of Electronic Communication on Development in Africa - Nancy Hafkin and Michel Menou
  • Impact of Information Rural Development: Background, Methodology, and Progress - Kingo Mchombu
  • Assessing the Impact of Information on Policy Formulation in the Caribbean - Audrey Chambers and Noel Boissiere
  • Information for Decision-Making in the Caribbean Community - Carol Collins
Impact Research Studies
  • Using LISREL to Measure the Impact of Information on Development: London Site Pilot Study - J. Tague-Sutcliffe, L. Vaughan, and C. Sylvain
  • Information Factors Affecting New Business Development: Progress Report - Charles T. Meadow and Louis Felicie Spiteri
Related Impact Activities
  • Benefit-Cost Analysis Progress Report: Applications to IDRC Impact Indicators Research - Forest Woody Horton, Jr
  • Information for Policy Formulation: Latin America and the Caribbean - Fay Durrant
  • Measuring the Effects of Information on Development - Warren Thorngate
  • Reporting Information About Studies of Information - Charles T. Meadow
  • INformation IMpact CAse Studies Listserv - "INIMICAS-L": Analysis of Initial Use - Ronald Archer
  • Can Computer Conferencing Be Effective for Information Policy Formation? - Warren Thorngate and David Balson
  • Measuring the Impact of Information on Development: Related Literature, 1993-1995 - Bev Chataway and Atsuko Cooke
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Languages
English and French
Number of Pages
254