A Trainer's Guide for Participatory Learning and Action

A Trainer's Guide for Participatory Learning and Action
Author: Jules N. Pretty
Publisher: IIED
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1995
Genre: Activity programs in education
ISBN: 9781899825004

Offers a comprehensive background to the principles of adult learning. This book focuses on the facilitation skills necessary for effective training. It describes group dynamics and how to build interdisciplinary teams. It summarises the principles of participatory learning and action.

Doing Development Research

Doing Development Research
Author: Vandana Desai
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2006-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1847877826

Doing Development Research is a comprehensive introduction to research in development studies, that provides thorough training for anyone carrying out research in developing countries. It brings together experts with extensive experience of overseas research, presenting an interdisciplinary guide to the core methodologies. Informed by years of research experience, Doing Development Research draws together many strands of action research and participatory methods, demonstrating their diverse applications and showing how they interrelate. The text provides: · an account of the theoretical approaches that underlie development work · an explanation of the practical issues involved in planning development research · a systematic overview of information and data collecting methods in three sub-sections: · methods of social research and associated forms of analysis · using existing knowledge and records · disseminating findings/research Using clear and uncomplicated language – illustrated with appropriate learning features throughout - the text guides the researcher through the choice of appropriate methods, the implementation of the research, and the communication of the findings to a range of audiences. This is the essential A-Z of development research.

Participatory Research and Gender Analysis

Participatory Research and Gender Analysis
Author: Nina Lilja
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1317986857

Agricultural development research aims to generate new knowledge or to retrieve and apply existing forms of knowledge in ways that can be used to improve the welfare of people who are living in poverty or are otherwise excluded, for instance by gender-based discrimination. Its effective application therefore requires ongoing dialogue with and the strong engagement of men and women from poor marginal farming communities. This book discusses opportunities afforded by effective knowledge pathways linking researchers and farmers, underpinned by participatory research and gender analysis. It sets out practices and debates in gender-sensitive participatory research and technology development, concentrating on the empirical issues of implementation, impact assessment, and institutionalisation of approaches for the wider development and research community. It includes six full-length chapters and eight brief practical notes and is enhanced by an annotated resources list of relevant publications, organisations, and websites adding to the portfolio of approaches and tools discussed by the contributors. Most of the 33 contributing authors work in the specialised agencies that form part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This book was published as a special issue of Development in Practice.

PLA Notes 36

PLA Notes 36
Author: IIED.
Publisher: IIED
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1999
Genre:
ISBN: 9781843692805