?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8698%2F&rft.title=Impact+Assessment+of+Capacity+Building+through%0D%0ATracing+Learner+Participants%3A+ICRISAT+Village+Level%0D%0AStudies%2C+1975-2013%2C+Working+Paper+Series+No.+62&rft.creator=Davis%2C+J&rft.creator=Padmaja%2C+R&rft.creator=Mula%2C+R&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+C&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=The+longest+longitudinal+household+data+in+the+world+generated+by+ICRISAT+under++the+title+%E2%80%98Village+Level+Studies%E2%80%99+(VLS)+from+1975+to+present+has+proven+to+provide+%0D%0Aexcellent+insights+on+multiple+aspects+of+village+dynamics.+Many+researchers%2C+referred+to+in+this+study+as+%E2%80%98Learner+Participants%E2%80%99%2C+not+only+utilized+the+VLS+data+for+%0D%0Aanalysis%2C+but+also+received+training%2C+exposure+to+base+villages+and+research+supervision+under+village+level+studies.+VLS+is+one+among+the+few+longitudinal+panel+%0D%0Adata+sets+in+the+world+on+village+economies+which+has+been+analyzed+extensively+by+the+scientific+community.+As+a+result+new+development+theories+are+confirmed%2C+%0D%0Apolicies+have+been+recommended%2C+and+new+technologies+developed+to+suit+semi-arid+tropics+(SAT).+This+study+delves+specifically+into+the+capacity+building+as+well+as+the+utilization+of+the+built+capacities+of+learner+participants+who+were+associated+with+VLS++at+various+points+over+the+time+span+of+1975+to+2013.+Using+a+robust+methodology+which+encompasses+both+qualitative+and+quantitative+methods+of+data+collection+and+analysis%2C+the+focus+of+the+paper+is+on+the+influence+of+VLS+in+enhancement+of+individual+as+well+as+institutional+capacity+of+the+scholars%2C+and+its+utilization.+A+tracer+study+was+designed+to+track+more+than+200+learner+participants++through+a+comprehensive+survey+using+online+and+offline+tools+and+insights+from++ACIAR+frameworks+and+guidelines.+This+study+is+supplemented+with+case+studies+for+capturing+better+the+impact+of+VLS+training+on+human+scientific+capacity.+This+study++also+provides+important+insights+on+the+usefulness+of+the+tracer+study+methodology+in++elucidating+the+influence+and+impacts+of+research+training+in+general+and+VLS+in++specific+on+human+scientific+capacity+building+over+time.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2015-02&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8698%2F1%2FWorking%2520Paper%2520Series%2520No.%252062.pdf&rft.identifier=++Davis%2C+J+and+Padmaja%2C+R+and+Mula%2C+R+and+Bantilan%2C+C++(2015)+Impact+Assessment+of+Capacity+Building+through+Tracing+Learner+Participants%3A+ICRISAT+Village+Level+Studies%2C+1975-2013%2C+Working+Paper+Series+No.+62.++Working+Paper.+ICRISAT%2C+Telangana%2C+Patancheru%2C+Hyderabad%2C+India.+++++