followed by adopters. (6) Relational compatibility: an innovation can be adopted
independently by the adopters just like other practices. (7) Anticipated compatibility: an innovation should be consistent with the future ideas of the adopter over a
period of time. (C) Practibility: an innovation can be easily communicated, tested,
demonstrated and practiced. (1) Point of origin: indicates the credibility of the
source from where the innovation originated. (2) Access to advice: for implementation of innovation, its extent of availability of original and detailed information for guidance and clearing doubts that arise while implementing it.
(3) Visibility: the results of an innovation are visible. (4) Trialability: is the degree
to which new idea can be tried on a small scale. (5) Mastery: is the practice of an
innovation could be learned or mastered in a short period of time.
(6) Demonstrability: an innovation can be demonstrated to members of social
system easily. (7) Communicability: is the information about the new idea can be
diffused to members of the social system easily and speedily. (D) Complexity: an
innovation is relatively difficult to understand and use. (1) Failure probability: an
innovation chances of failure and uncertainty of results after its adoption.
(2) Discomfort saving: represents avoidance of physical discomfort may be derived
by adoption of an innovation. (3) Resource complexity: difficult in getting the
necessary inputs and other resources for the application of an innovation.
(4) Reversibility: degree of ease with which the innovation can be replaced in case
of its failure. (5) Work efficiency: the adoption of new idea saves labor or increases
the available labor efficiency. (6) Cognitive complexity: an extent of relative difficult in understanding an innovation. (7) Application complexity: relative difficulty of an innovations use and application on the farm. The appropriate technology
developed must be used for bioresource conservation and livelihood development.
This is the demand for HRD.
5 Different Types of Research for Bioresource
Conservation and Livelihood Development
When we say types of research, we mean different ways of conducting research to
manage bioresources conservation and livelihood development but having same
ultimate goal. When earlier social researchers first started to use research method as
means of knowing, i.e., knowing with objectivity without any subjectivity, they
started with anthropological type of research where in, they were interested to know
what is where to manage bioresources conservation and livelihood development.
That means exploring the study area. This type of research is called exploratory
research. Exploratory research is often conducted because a problem has not been
clearly defined as yet, or its real scope is as yet unclear. It allows the researcher to
familiarize him/herself with the problem or concept to be studied, and perhaps
generate hypotheses to be tested. The results of exploratory research are not usually
useful for decision-making by themselves, but can provide significant insight into a
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independently by the adopters just like other practices. (7) Anticipated compatibility: an innovation should be consistent with the future ideas of the adopter over a
period of time. (C) Practibility: an innovation can be easily communicated, tested,
demonstrated and practiced. (1) Point of origin: indicates the credibility of the
source from where the innovation originated. (2) Access to advice: for implementation of innovation, its extent of availability of original and detailed information for guidance and clearing doubts that arise while implementing it.
(3) Visibility: the results of an innovation are visible. (4) Trialability: is the degree
to which new idea can be tried on a small scale. (5) Mastery: is the practice of an
innovation could be learned or mastered in a short period of time.
(6) Demonstrability: an innovation can be demonstrated to members of social
system easily. (7) Communicability: is the information about the new idea can be
diffused to members of the social system easily and speedily. (D) Complexity: an
innovation is relatively difficult to understand and use. (1) Failure probability: an
innovation chances of failure and uncertainty of results after its adoption.
(2) Discomfort saving: represents avoidance of physical discomfort may be derived
by adoption of an innovation. (3) Resource complexity: difficult in getting the
necessary inputs and other resources for the application of an innovation.
(4) Reversibility: degree of ease with which the innovation can be replaced in case
of its failure. (5) Work efficiency: the adoption of new idea saves labor or increases
the available labor efficiency. (6) Cognitive complexity: an extent of relative difficult in understanding an innovation. (7) Application complexity: relative difficulty of an innovations use and application on the farm. The appropriate technology
developed must be used for bioresource conservation and livelihood development.
This is the demand for HRD.
5 Different Types of Research for Bioresource
Conservation and Livelihood Development
When we say types of research, we mean different ways of conducting research to
manage bioresources conservation and livelihood development but having same
ultimate goal. When earlier social researchers first started to use research method as
means of knowing, i.e., knowing with objectivity without any subjectivity, they
started with anthropological type of research where in, they were interested to know
what is where to manage bioresources conservation and livelihood development.
That means exploring the study area. This type of research is called exploratory
research. Exploratory research is often conducted because a problem has not been
clearly defined as yet, or its real scope is as yet unclear. It allows the researcher to
familiarize him/herself with the problem or concept to be studied, and perhaps
generate hypotheses to be tested. The results of exploratory research are not usually
useful for decision-making by themselves, but can provide significant insight into a
Methodological Issues in Social Science Research …
71