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Research on rural family resource management: a Third World perspective
Author(s) -
BALAKRISHNAN REVATHI,
FIREBAUGH FRANCILLE M.,
STAFFORD KAY
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1986.tb00118.x
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , ignorance , resource (disambiguation) , perspective (graphical) , business , knowledge management , computer science , political science , computer network , botany , artificial intelligence , law , biology
Family resource management research relevant to rural families in Third World countries can produce useful information for rural development projects. However, currently, most of the research is imitative of Western research and contributes neither to theory construction nor to alleviation of real problems of rural poor families. The major stumbling blocks to improve research are limited trained personnel, inadequate commitment to research, insufficient funds and ignorance of socio‐economic milieu hampering identification of relevant research problems. Three broad directives are suggested to strengthen research on management by Third World families: (i) selection and application of a conceptual framework to create consensus or focus, concepts and processes; (ii) identification of contextually relevant, researchable problems, and (iii) identification and use of appropriate research methods and tools. Suggested researchable problems include basic need standards, fuel management, appropriate technologies, family size and level of living, use of time, access to and utilization of consumer services and information. Various strategies to develop a sound family resource management research base are identified.