Methods for community participation : a complete guide for practitioners

By:

Kumar, Somesh

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : ITDG, 2002.Description: 333 p. : illustrationsISBN:

1853395544
9781853395543

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DDC classification:

307 KUM

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Contents:

Conceptual Specifications -- Space Related PRA Methods -- Time Related PRA Methods -- PRA Relation Methods -- Summary.

Summary: This book combines the concept, practice and application of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) in a comprehensive manner. The author views PRA as a means of opening up new ways of approaching various problems within the development process. He defines it as a growing body of methods to enable local people to share, enhance and analyze their knowledge of life and conditions in order to plan, act, monitor and evaluate their actions. The basic premise of PRA is that poor and marginalized people are capable of analyzing their own realities and that they should be enabled to do so. The book provides examples from experiences, material with directions for use, as well as possibilities for innovation. It is rich in insight from actual practice in the field, and contains useful tips on the best practices which readers and practitioners will find extremely valuable.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	307 KUM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011071

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Conceptual Specifications --
Space Related PRA Methods --
Time Related PRA Methods --
PRA Relation Methods --
Summary.

This book combines the concept, practice and application of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) in a comprehensive manner. The author views PRA as a means of opening up new ways of approaching various problems within the development process. He defines it as a growing body of methods to enable local people to share, enhance and analyze their knowledge of life and conditions in order to plan, act, monitor and evaluate their actions. The basic premise of PRA is that poor and marginalized people are capable of analyzing their own realities and that they should be enabled to do so.
The book provides examples from experiences, material with directions for use, as well as possibilities for innovation. It is rich in insight from actual practice in the field, and contains useful tips on the best practices which readers and practitioners will find extremely valuable.

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