Diagrams for Participatory Analysis and Learning

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. The remaining chapters each discuss a type of diagram: maps and models, transects and transect walks, seasonal and daily calendars, time trends, historical and predictive diagramming, cartoons, flow diagrams, decision trees, pie diagrams and Venn diagrams. Throughout the book are illustrated examples.