Rowley, John

This article discusses the assessment of PRA tools within the context of a training course. It also details the procedure for producing a matrix for ranking PRA tools.

By discussing the use of PRA to assess various communities living on housing estates within the county, the authors raise methodological problems and challenges to using PRA methods in a northern context. In response, Alison West from the Community Development Foundation, UK, questions whether PRA adds anything new to the range of methodologies available and in use in the UK.