To empower children and the poor : potentials in participation and visual analysis

This paper discusses the use of PRA applications in the area of education and addresses how useful participatory research is in this area. The author argues that the combination of participation and visual analysis a faculty for life analagous and complementary to linguistic and mathematical skills. He suggests that they should be part of curricula. Chambers also notes that balanced reversals in the flows of teaching and learning would be useful, with adults learning from children and policy makers from farmers. The report also describes the use of visual analysis in empowering children and the poor.