Methods for community participation : a complete guide for practitioners
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Methods for community participation : a complete guide for practitioners
ITDG, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-327) and index
Publisher (reprinted, 2008): Practical Action . "Practical Action Publishing (formerly ITDG Publishing) ... " -- T. p. verso
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Description
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 analyse 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 analysing 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. The final part provides a summary of the concept of PRA. Somesh Kumar joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1989, after a brief stint as a psychologist in the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Table of Contents
- Foreword by Robert Chambers
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Conceptual Specifications
- 2. Space~related PRA Methods
- 3. Time,related PRA Methods
- 4. PRA Relation Methods
- 5. Summary
- 6 Myths about PRA
- References
- Index
- About the Author
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