A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making

Numerous approaches have been developed by researchers for measuring intra-household decision making. Most use quantitative surveys that often rely on a standard set of questions that inquire about who contributes to key household decisions or women’s abilities to participate in these decisions. Suc...

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Autores principales: Mwakanyamale, Devis F., Cole, Steven M., Heckert, Jessica, John, Innocensia, Fischer, Gundula, Seymour, Greg, Feleke, Shiferaw
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128699
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author Mwakanyamale, Devis F.
Cole, Steven M.
Heckert, Jessica
John, Innocensia
Fischer, Gundula
Seymour, Greg
Feleke, Shiferaw
author_browse Cole, Steven M.
Feleke, Shiferaw
Fischer, Gundula
Heckert, Jessica
John, Innocensia
Mwakanyamale, Devis F.
Seymour, Greg
author_facet Mwakanyamale, Devis F.
Cole, Steven M.
Heckert, Jessica
John, Innocensia
Fischer, Gundula
Seymour, Greg
Feleke, Shiferaw
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description Numerous approaches have been developed by researchers for measuring intra-household decision making. Most use quantitative surveys that often rely on a standard set of questions that inquire about who contributes to key household decisions or women’s abilities to participate in these decisions. Such questions have been criticized for focusing too much on the identity of the decision maker and less on understanding why and how decisions get made within the household and on the multiple facets of women’s roles in decision-making processes1. To address the shortcomings of current approaches, we (an interdisciplinary group of applied gender and agriculture researchers) developed a transdisciplinary and mixed-methods approach that can be adapted across livelihoods and geographies to measure intra-household decision making and shed light on the “who,” “why,” and “how” of important household decisions. This guide describes the transdisciplinary process that was used to develop the mixed-methods research tool for understanding and measuring intra-household decision making. In our approach, we focus on measuring who makes which decisions, how, and why and how this influences food, nutrition, and economic security outcomes. This guide, therefore, provides a base for other researchers and development practitioners to develop a context-specific mixed-methods tool for understanding and measuring intra-household decision making.
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spelling CGSpace1286992025-11-06T07:14:00Z A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making Mwakanyamale, Devis F. Cole, Steven M. Heckert, Jessica John, Innocensia Fischer, Gundula Seymour, Greg Feleke, Shiferaw decision making economics households surveys research methods men nutrition stakeholders women Numerous approaches have been developed by researchers for measuring intra-household decision making. Most use quantitative surveys that often rely on a standard set of questions that inquire about who contributes to key household decisions or women’s abilities to participate in these decisions. Such questions have been criticized for focusing too much on the identity of the decision maker and less on understanding why and how decisions get made within the household and on the multiple facets of women’s roles in decision-making processes1. To address the shortcomings of current approaches, we (an interdisciplinary group of applied gender and agriculture researchers) developed a transdisciplinary and mixed-methods approach that can be adapted across livelihoods and geographies to measure intra-household decision making and shed light on the “who,” “why,” and “how” of important household decisions. This guide describes the transdisciplinary process that was used to develop the mixed-methods research tool for understanding and measuring intra-household decision making. In our approach, we focus on measuring who makes which decisions, how, and why and how this influences food, nutrition, and economic security outcomes. This guide, therefore, provides a base for other researchers and development practitioners to develop a context-specific mixed-methods tool for understanding and measuring intra-household decision making. 2023-02-11 2023-02-13T21:49:50Z 2023-02-13T21:49:50Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128699 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mwakanyamale, Devis; Cole, Steven; Heckert, Jessica; John, Innocensia; Fischer, Gundua; Seymour, Greg; and Feleke, Shiferaw. 2023. A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136594.
spellingShingle decision making
economics
households
surveys
research methods
men
nutrition
stakeholders
women
Mwakanyamale, Devis F.
Cole, Steven M.
Heckert, Jessica
John, Innocensia
Fischer, Gundula
Seymour, Greg
Feleke, Shiferaw
A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making
title A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making
title_full A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making
title_fullStr A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making
title_full_unstemmed A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making
title_short A process guide for the development of a mixed-methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra-household decision making
title_sort process guide for the development of a mixed methods research tool for measuring and understanding intra household decision making
topic decision making
economics
households
surveys
research methods
men
nutrition
stakeholders
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128699
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