McCracken, J.

This guide for trainers emphasises facilitating the self-development of trainees to enhance their learning. Games and exercises are used to provide a mix of learning environments. This handbook gives details on how to conduct over 40 such exercises. Particular attention is given to training in semi-structured interviewing, participatory diagramming, and in ranking and scoring techniques. Other sections discuss the facilitator's role, games and exercises for strengthening groups, drama and role playing, and organisation of training workshops.

This is a readable guide to the use of diagrams in RRA and PRA. Chapter 1 discusses the value of diagrams, compares diagramming with other methods and cautions how diagrams may be misunderstood. Chapter 2 gives hints ('do's' and 'don'ts') on diagramming, rapid assessment of diagrams and on the logistics and practicalities of the process.

Semi-structured interviewing (SSI) is guided interviewing where only the topics are predetermined, and questions arise during the interview. Using a guide or checklist, the multidisciplinary team poses open-ended questions and probes topics as they arise. New avenues of questioning are pursued as the interview develops. This handbook introduces interviewing as a research method (ch.

El sondeo rural rßpido es un enfoque apropiado para la implementaci¾n de diagn¾sticos en ßreas rurales orientados al desarrollo de acciones en paÝses en vÝas de desarrollo. se utiliza para coadyuvar en proyectos de desarrollo rural (agrÝcola). En este documento se introducen y explican la filosofÝa y las tÚcnicas comunemente usadas y sus aplicaciones, tambiÚn se muestran, los tipos o clases de SRR's (sondeos de exploraci¾n, t¾picos, participativos, y de monitoreo) que pueden ser implementados en investigaci¾nes rurales.

En este resumen del Sondeo Rural Rßpido (SRR), el autor toca los siguientes temas: origen del SRR; comparaci¾n con otras metodologÝas mas convencionales; filosofÝa y alcance del SRR; y las tÚcnicas que se emplean mas comunmente. Explica principios analÝticos claves como la "ignorancia optima" y la "triangulaci¾n". Y hace un resumen de la utilidad de las siguientes tÚcnicas: revisi¾n de datos secundarios, obervaci¾n directa, entrevistas semi-estructuradas, juegos analÝticos, historias y retratos, diagramas, y seminarios de anßlisis.

The book is aimed at any individual who is attempting to understand, with limited time and resourses, any local system. It describes Agroecosytem Analysis (AA), an exploratory Rapid Rural Appraisal methodology. AA is a systematic but flexible workshop procedure, based on systems analysis, for determining research and development priorities in rural development. The book aims to supplement readings from a bibliography that is supplied.