New perspectives, new curricula: a case study of participatory curriculum in forestry education in Vietnam

This paper aims to share experiences from a programme which focuses on improvement of approaches for teaching and learning at university level, through a novel approach to the development of forestry education in Vietnam.|It first makes some general and theoretical observations on the nature of learning and change in education and training institutions in order to raise some key issues, which may influence the change process in any setting.|It then moves to a specific context, describing the historical background and the setting of the Social Forestry Support Programme. It explains the process of change which has taken place and finally explores some outcomes which will be of interest to others engaged in promoting learning through forestry education and training.