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Course name: Participatory methodologies (PRA/Open Space)

Course period and place: Sept 8^th-Sept 19^th, UAF, Vietnam

 

Date	Day	Time	Subject	Teachers
8/9	Mon	All day	Introduction, discussion on experiences with field surveys and techniques	Britta Ogle, Man &
9/9	Tues	“	Interviews, interview techniques, Orientation of RRA/PRA tools, video example	“
10/9	Wed	“	Planning of research, sequence of working, ethics Using RRA/PRA in research	“
11/9	Thur	“	Background information on villages, group planning Presentation of workplans
12/9	Fri	“	Travel to study area, meetings with authorities, starting field work	BO, Man, RBO &
13/9	Sat	”	Continue field work	“”
14/9	Sun
15/9	Mon	“	Continue village work
16/9	Tues	“	Group analysis at UAF, prepare summaries	BO
17/9	Wed	“	Oral feedback discussions in villages	BO, Man, RBO &
18/9	Thur	”	Writing group reports	BO
19/9	Fri	“	Group presentations at UAF and  reflections on learning process	BO, Man RBO &

 

 

 

List of teachers in the course

 

Name	Adress	Phone/fax	e-mail
Britta Ogle	Dept of Rural Development, SLU	+46 18 67 19 53	Britta.Ogle@lbutv.slu.se
Ngo Van Man
Brian Ogle	HUV/SLU	+46 18 67 20 61	Brian.Ogle@huv.slu.se
Man			Manmy@hcm.vnn.vn

 

 

 

 

Literature list:

 

REFERENCES and USEFUL READINGS

 

1. Ansley F and Gaventa J (1997) Researching for democracy and democratising research.  CHANGE Jan/Feb p 47-53.

2. Biggs S and Smith G  (1998).  Beyond Methodologies: Coalition - building for participatory Development. World Development Vol. 26 No 2 pp 239-248

3. Catley A  (1998) Methods on the move.  A review of veterinary uses of participatory approaches and methods focussing on experiences in dryland Africa.  International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

4. Chambers R and Guijt I (1995) PRA -five years later.  Where are we now?  Forest Trees and People Newsletter no 26/27, p 4-14.

5. Chambers (1997) Whose reality counts?  Putting the first last.  Intermediate Technology Publications

6. de Beuf et al (1993) Cultivating Knowledge: Genetic diversity, farmer innovation and crop research.  Intermediate Technology Publications

7. Feldstein and Jiggins (Eds) (1994) Tools for the field. Methodologies handbook for gender analysis in agriculture. IT Publications London. Kumarian press.

8. Gill, G (1993) O K The data is lousy, But it is all we have got (Being a critique of conventional methods). IIED Gatekeeper series no 38

9. Grandin B (1988) Wealth ranking in small holder communities: a field manual.  London Intermediate Technology Publications.

*10.  IIED  (1994) Special issue on Livestock.  RRA Notes number 20. Sustainable Agriculture Programme.  IIED/Oxfam/Vetaid/IT.

*11. Lightfoot C (1990) Drawing pictures of integrated farm helps everyone: an example from Vietnam.  Aquabyte vol. 3(2) ICLARM

*12. MIGIS  (2001) Kanchreab Report.  Commune Preah Nipean, Kong Pisei District, Kampong Spueu.  SCALE-Kinsa: MIGIS Study. SCALE Integrated Aquaculture Programme Cambodia

New Zealand Official Development Assistance

13. Mikkelsen B  (1994) Methods for development and research.  A guide for practitioners.

Danida, Dept for Evaluation, Research and Documentation. SAGE publications.

14. Mosse, D (1993) Authority, Gender and knowledge: Theoretical reflections on the practice of participatory rural appraisal.  ODI Agricultural Administration (Research and Extension) Network. Network paper 44

15. Pretty JN (1995) Participatory learning for sustainable agriculture.  World development vol. 23(8) pp 1247-1263

16. Pretty JN, Guijt I, Thompson J Scoones I  (1995).  Participatory Learning and Action.  A trainers guide.  IIED Participatory Methodology Series.  London

17. Schoonmaker  (1994) Tree and land tenure.  Rapid Appraisal Tools.  Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome