PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 2 RRA training in a UK-based rural development course

Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 2 RRA training in a UK-based rural development course Mick Howes Introduction Following a brief introduction to the techniques to be used, participants were For a number of years, we have been using divided into five groups, and each set a single IIED's Rahimabad simulation and Robert task: Chambers' presentations to teach RRA on our three month course on `Rural Research and · One group were taken on a transect of the Rural Policy' at the Institute of Development building, which allowed them to identify Studies (IDS). The popularity of these and locate facilities, and to stop and have components, which will already be familiar to short conversations with a range of many readers, encouraged us to add two new different Institute members. With the exercises to the most recent course: transect complete, they were then able to prepare a map which identified the broad · a Rapid Rural Appraisal of IDS; and, types of work being carried out within the · a farm study, using RRA methods. Institute, and the places where different programmes had their offices. The course is residential and intensive. There are approximately six hours of contact time · Another ...