Chapter 6 Flashcards
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What is development aid?
Technical and financial aid given by governments and agencies to support low-income countries’ development
Focuses on improving living conditions and alleviating poverty in the long run.
What does impact evaluation assess?
Changes attributed to a particular intervention, including intended and unintended effects
Aims to determine the extent to which activities contribute to the achievement of goals.
Define result chain in the context of development aid.
Different components of an intervention and their relations, from inputs to outputs and outcomes
Includes support provided, activities conducted, and assumed short- and long-term outcomes.
What is a theory of change?
An explanation of how and why a set of activities will bring about desired changes
Often developed by organizations involved in development aid.
How can field experiments contribute to development aid?
They help investigate the effectiveness of an intervention
Essential for drawing causal conclusions about effectiveness.
What is crucial for measuring the effectiveness of an intervention?
Defining components and applying a robust study design
Measuring additional factors can also provide insights.
True or False: Many Western projects consider local cultures when designing interventions.
False
Many do not consider the local cultures they are trying to help.
What role does qualitative research play in development aid?
It may help understand local cultures better
Essential for improving intervention effectiveness.
How can social psychological research improve intervention effectiveness?
By considering cultural context in interventions
Examples include interpersonal communication strategies and social norm changes.
What is modernization theory?
A macro-theory suggesting modernization leads to social change within nations
Aligns traditional culture activities with those of industrialized nations.
Differentiate between individualism and collectivism.
Individualism: prioritizes personal goals; Collectivism: prioritizes group goals
Individualist cultures see individuals as separate; collectivist cultures see individuals as part of a whole.
What is independent self-construal?
View of self as a unique entity defined by internal attributes
Common in Western cultures like Western Europe and the USA.
What is interdependent self-construal?
Viewing the self in terms of relationships with others
Dominates in collectivist cultures such as African, Asian, and Latin American countries.
Fill in the blank: Providing Ethiopian students with laptops led to attitude change and a rise in _______.
agentic cultural values
These values include achievement, self-direction, universalism, and benevolence.
What unanticipated effects can interventions have?
They may stimulate cultural change not envisaged by organizers
Example: Laptop usage leading to attitude changes.
