Srinivasan, L.

A comprehensive and clear guide to training, with techniques aimed at all types of participatory training. It opens with a discussion of some concepts commonly considered as 'participation', and discusses their perceptions of participation and the ideas behind participatory training. This is contrasted with traditional teaching methods. All stages are discussed - from the planning and design of the workshop to techniques available. This is exemplified by field examples. The bulk of the book is devoted to short descriptions of different training methods.

The stated aims of this tool kit and the visual aids it contains are not only to encourage community participation in planning and development, but also to enable field workers to have a visual "spark" which will enable them to work more effectively in the field. It is recognised that many of the activities can be conducted without the prepared materials, ie mapping and ranking on the ground.