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Methods for Community Participation - A Complete Guide for Practitioners (Paperback) Loot Price: R905
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Methods for Community Participation - A Complete Guide for Practitioners (Paperback)

Somesh Kumar

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This title 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 contains insight from actual practice in the field, and contains useful tips on the best practices which readers and practitioners should find valuable.;The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 deals with the concept of participation and explores its multiple dimensions. Parts 2 and 3 deal with the methods of PRA. Each method is explained with an introduction, applications, examples, a process outlining the steps, the time and material required, and the advantages and limitations of

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Imprint: ITDG Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2002
First published: October 2002
Authors: Somesh Kumar
Dimensions: 245 x 172 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 978-1-85339-554-3
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies
Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Rural planning
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities
LSN: 1-85339-554-4
Barcode: 9781853395543

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