Publication year:
1994
A postgraduate course for professional social workers, entitled "Social Research and Popular Participation", has been developed at the Central American University, Nicaragua. This paper describes the course in detail: diagnosis of practical experiences through "forum-like role play" led to defining a new model of participatory action research. Finally, a participatory research project was carried out by researchers and students in a fishing village in Masachapa. Greater emphasis is given to the theory sections of the course, including training methods used, than to the field work experiences.
Interest groups:
The detailed description of how the various stages of the course were developed makes this paper relevant to planners, trainers of trainers and researchers.
Pages:
26-30
Holdings:
IIED