Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contexts -- Foundations of inquiry -- African perspectives -- Doing a literature review -- Getting started -- Carrying out a survey -- Working with survey data -- Qualitative research -- Doing a qualitative study -- Combining methods -- Action research -- Feminist research -- Research ethics -- Writing up and disseminating research.

This book explores and critiques existing research paradigms, presents African counter-arguments and examples, and proposes methodologies more appropriate for African contexts. The emphasis is on African realities, values and ways of knowing.--Publisher's description.