Publication year:
1990
This report of a six day training course in Bihar, India, was dictated by one of the trainers as the course took place. The account reads like a personal journal, giving an impression of the process of training and how ideas evolve through practice. Details given include: group dynamics (how to cope with PRA "sceptics"), timing, organisation and methodological innovations made. Lessons learnt through mistakes are well-documented and problems highlighted, such as how to ensure minority groups participate fully.
Interest groups:
This lively and firsthand account of a training course would be useful to trainers of trainers, trainers and fieldworkers.
Holdings:
IDS
Publisher reference:
Institute of Development Studies