Learning from others in the form of fusion and adaptation of existing tools and approaches is very much part of evolving new participatory methods. This book discusses a wide and rich range of participatory methods, focussing on Reflect and the Internal Learning System (ILS). In the second part of the book, the authors reflect on what enables and constrains creativity, adaptation, and innovation, using examples of many different methodologies to illustrate their discussions.
These reflections come from two broad perspectives: from innovators who have all worked principally as...
Learning from others in the form of fusion and adaptation of existing tools and approaches is very much part of evolving new participatory methods. Th...
The study examines how participatory research has affected the way poverty is understood, and how these understandings have been acted on in making policies for poverty reduction. The contributors address technical, ethical, operational, political and methodological problems. Through raising their concerns they highlight lessons to be learnt from current practice and challenges for the future.
The study examines how participatory research has affected the way poverty is understood, and how these understandings have been acted on in making po...
The use of participatory research techniques to provide policy-makers with information about poor people's perspectives on poverty became increasingly common in the 1990s. This book focuses on the use of participatory research in poverty reduction policies, and presents a series of participants' reflections on recent and ongoing processes. The 1990s witnessed a shift in the application of participatory methodologies, adding to the project planning approaches of the 1980s a new focus on participatory research for policy. Much of this centres on poverty issues. In this volume, contributions...
The use of participatory research techniques to provide policy-makers with information about poor people's perspectives on poverty became increasingly...
