The research design matrix: A tool for development planning research studies

The paper has three objectives. The first is to sketch out the background to the thinking underlying the research design matrix. The second is to develop a schematic framework for the research design matrix, defining terms and highlighting the flexibility that can be achieved in its use. The final objective is to present fully developed research design matrices for two research projects that have been successfully completed to give some idea in practice of the approach's viability and robustness.