Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)

process to

Participatory methods, techniques and tools

is a form

of action research

characteristics

adaptive

research strategy

practical

facilitating to

work

act

learn

is a pragmatic multi-perspectival

research methodology

used to

focus

explore

address

practical problems

on solutions

different

issues

engage

co-analysis

reflection

evaluation

in order to

achieve stakeholders' goals

PLA tools

are constanly

adapting

adding

in needs

Tools (different techniques)

used

Maps

Time Lines

Problem Trees

Ranking activities

Venn / Chapati Diagrams

show

talk

about how

community see the area

where they live

a type of diagram

to record changes

over the time

showing the important historical marker

milestones of a community

type of diagram to

identify

analyse

causes and effects

of a problem

provide a way to

rate

prioritise items

weigh up

relative

according to criteria

used to

explore

roles

relationship

of

individuals

groups

links between them

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as part of the PLA approach

the approach is

dynamic

fleible

Facilitating a participatory learning process

allows participants

learn how to

facilitate the process

participants

gain

understanding

of content

support

experiential learning

role-plays

performances

discussions

should know additional

methods

techniques

tools

to employ

in the participatory learning process

base on principles

"A person learns best using all sense and the whole body"

groups

face-to-face

from his/her own

previous experience

Andrea Males