Rapid Assessment Process RAP

Power Point for
presentation at ILA
November 2009

Handout Introduction
to Rapid Assessment 2009

Beekun & Badawi,
(1999) The Leadership
Process in Islam
http://makkah.files.
wordpress.com/2006
/11/ldrpro.pdf

Beekun & Badawi
(1999) Leadership:
An Islamic Perspective.
Beltsville, MD: Amana.

Rapid Assessment Process (RAP) is a way to investigate complicated situations in which issues are not yet well defined and where there is not sufficient time or other resources for long-term, traditional qualitative research. RAP uses intensive team interaction in both the collection and analysis of data instead of prolonged fieldwork and iterative data analysis and additional data collection to quickly develop a preliminary understanding of a situation from the insider's perspective.

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James Beebe
Last update 17Nov 09

Introduction to RAP

Definition and short description

Material from the book.
Table of Contents, Preface, Introduction, and
Chapter One.

Power Point Presentations
RAP RAP for Leadership

Full Reviews of Book

Basic Concepts and Techniques of Rapid Appraisal
1995 Article (text format)

RAP and Leadership

Learning to RAP

Scheduled Two Hour Workshop AAA/NAPA
Workshop "Rapid Assessment Process (RAP)
Adopting Intensive Team-Based Ethnographic
Inquiry for Different Conditions" 2:00-4:00pm
November 20, 2003, Chicago

+The Two-hour Workshop*

+The Two-day Training Program*

+Learning from Doing*

+The Mini-RAP*

+The Role of Experienced Team Members*

The RAP Team

Selecting members,
consideration of team size,
consideration of continuity of members,
the role of the insider and special considerations

Useful Tools

Informed consent Form MS Word and html*

Transcriber Nondisclosure Form MS Word and html*

Example of a RAP Sheet*

RAP Sheet Form MS Word and html*

Useful Links

Links about rapid research methods

Links about Qualitative Research
Syllabi for Qualitative Courses
Other on-line resources

Library

Links to Papers about RAP by James Beebe*

Links to RAP and related research by others.*

Book Updates

There are two types of updates for the book,
Rapid Assessment Process: An Introduction
covered here. The book makes extensive use
of web sites as references and as resources.
Web sites are always changing. Book Links
includes all links in the book and changes or
acknowledgment that some pages have
disappeared. The other updates are changes
that can be expected in the next editions and
can be found on the Book Updates page.

Virtual RAP Community

Discussion Board (link from community.html)

Q and A about RAP*

Leadership for Development Alliance (LDA) in Southern Africa

Brief Description, Links to Partners
+Products*