RRA Notes 12: General Issue
This issue of RRA Notes includes seven articles covering a range of participatory and RRA methodologies.
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July 1991
The first article is based on RRA experiences in Nepal, and draws attention to the importance that outsiders can play in group and team dynamics.The second item is a brief note questioning whether projects and interventions are paternalistic or empowering.
The third contribution is a guide to the uses of mapping and modelling in PRA.
The fourth paper reflects on a rapid appraisal in north west Pakistan that was designed to elucidate women’s views and values.
The next article discusses the comparative accuracy of the methodologies embodied by rapid rural appraisal and formal questionnaires. The next item suggests new ways of diagrammatically representing formal and informal social relationships.
The final paper reports on the use of topical surveys to produce closer farmer /extension worker relationships in Mozambique.
The Endnotes section reports on a new newsletter on qualitative methods, and a request for information on experiences with wealth ranking.
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Contents
Some advantages to having an outsider on the team
Don Messerschmidt
Revolutionary Rural Appraisal?
Susan Johnson
Participatory mapping and modelling: user's notes
James Mascarenhas and P. D. Prem Kumar
Rapid appraisal for women in the North-West Frontier of Pakistan
Mehreen Hosain
Harvesting local forestry knowledge: a comparison of RRA and conventional surveys
Andy Inglis
Beyond chapatis
Mick Howes
Topical surveys as a tool for a more dynamic farmer-extension worker relationship
Antony van der Loo
