Abstract
Dale, R. & Hesselberg, J. 1978. A regional approach to development studies exemplified by some data from Botswana. Norsk geogr. Tidsskr. Vol. 32, pp. 15–26. Oslo. ISSN 0029-1951.
Methodological and conceptual aspects of development research are discussed and some results of field work presented. The main concern is how to arrive at an approach whereby one may obtain data useful for development endeavours, both in the rural communities where field work is conducted and more generally in the country in question. The article mainly deals with methodological and conceptual aspects, supplemented with some data from two communities studied in Botswana – Letlhakeng and Tutume.