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dc.contributor.authorRaymond-Mckay, Maureen*
dc.contributor.authorMacLachlan, Malcolm*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:50:52Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:50:52Zen
dc.date.issued2000-11-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520020008841en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130443en
dc.descriptionThe ethos of technical assistance in emergency relief work has emphasised the importance of recruiting people with appropriate professional and technical skills to work under the difficult circumstances of disasters. The authors used the Critical Incident Technique to assess job related skills that were seen to be crucial for the achievement of the objectives towards which emergency relief personnel were working. Fifteen Irish nurses, working predominantly in refugee camps, identified over 60 different work objectives and 54 distinct job-related skills. It is argued that greater account should be taken of the variety of objectives which motivates such fieldworkers. The job-related skills identified were primarily process- rather than outcome-oriented skills, and the authors hold that a greater emphasis should be placed on the development of fluid as opposed to crystallised skills. The possibilities of using the Critical Incident Technique as a mechanism for feeding back authentic field experience and operationalising effective process skills are discussed.en
dc.format.extent13en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/critical-incidents-in-emergency-relief-work-130443
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.titleCritical Incidents in emergency relief worken
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordRefugees and IDPs
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
prism.number5en
prism.volume10en


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