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Training and Research Support Activities
The Research Support Activities include the trainings given by OSSREA's Research Methodology Institute, support for centers of excellence under OSSREA Professorship in Social Anthropology, the library services given by the OSSREA Documentation Center, and the Visiting Scholars Program that aims to facilitate experience-sharing by senior scholars.

OSSREA Documentation Center (ODC) PDF Print E-mail
Objectives
  • To create a data bank that will provide useful information to universities and research centers in the region
  • To collect, preserve, and make accessible to researchers African archives
  • To collect and make available to members, researchers and other users scientific and up-to-date literature and other relevant materials in the social sciences, especially those related to the region
  • To provide users with reference materials
  • To document and facilitate OSSREA’s workshop and training activities
  • To provide a reading room to all eligible users.
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Research Methodology Institute PDF Print E-mail
OSSREA recognises the need for upgrading the research skills of its members so as to build the teaching and research capacity of the institutions in Eastern and Southern African countries where it has its chapters. To this end, OSSREA’s Research Methodology Institute has started offering short-term training in social science research methodology. The training focuses on emerging thinking in social science research, ethical issues in social science research, mainstreaming gender and environmental issues, developing research proposals, choosing study approaches and designs, planning and managing social science research and writing a research report.
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