Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities
London: Earthscan (2004), xvi, 220 pp.
Contains index, bibliogr. pp. 196-210, many illustrations
ISBN 9781853838637 (pbk); 9781849772136 (ebook)
Signature commbox: 00-Management-E 2004
"This sourcebook is for all who work with others on participatory learning and change. Written in a spirit of critical reflection and serious fun, it provides 21 sets of ideas and options for facilitators, trainers, teachers, and presenters, and anyone who organises and manages workshops courses classes and other events for sharing and learning ideas. It covers topics such as getting started, seating arrangements, forming groups, managing large numbers, helping each other learn, analysis and feedback, dealing with dominators, evaluation and ending, coping with horrors, and common mistakes." (Publisher description)
PART I: BRIEF BASICS
1: 21 Dos, 3
2: 21 Questions when Preparing for Participatory Workshops and Learning, 4
3: 21 PRA/PLA Behaviours, 7
4: 21 PRA/PLA Questions to Ask Oneself, 10
PART II: BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END
5: 21 Ideas for Getting Started, 17
6: 21 Energizers, 33
7: 21 Ideas for Evaluation and Ending, 40
PART III: MESSING UP
8: 21 Mistakes I Make in Workshops, 57
9: 21 Horrors in Participatory Workshops, 61
10: 21 Ways to Not Answer a Question, 65
PART IV: GROUPS, SEATING AND SIZE
11: 21 Ways of Forming Groups, 71
12: 21 Arrangements for Seating, 83
13: 21 Ideas for Participatory Workshops with Large Numbers, 96
PART V: ANALYSIS AND LEARNING
14: 21 of the Best, 109
15: 21 Ideas and Options for Analysis and Feedback, 130
16: 21 Ways to Help Each Other Learn, 146
17: 21 Tips on How to Avoid Lecturing, 159
PART VI: BEHAVIOUR AND AWARENESS
18: 21 Activities for Attitude and Behaviour Awareness and Change, 165
19: 21 Tips for Dealing with Dominators and Helping the Silent Speak,(if they want to, that is), 180
20 21 Tips for Surviving Participatory Workshops, 188
21 21 Sources of Ideas for Trainers and Facilitators / Robert Chambers and Jane Stevens, 195
1: 21 Dos, 3
2: 21 Questions when Preparing for Participatory Workshops and Learning, 4
3: 21 PRA/PLA Behaviours, 7
4: 21 PRA/PLA Questions to Ask Oneself, 10
PART II: BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END
5: 21 Ideas for Getting Started, 17
6: 21 Energizers, 33
7: 21 Ideas for Evaluation and Ending, 40
PART III: MESSING UP
8: 21 Mistakes I Make in Workshops, 57
9: 21 Horrors in Participatory Workshops, 61
10: 21 Ways to Not Answer a Question, 65
PART IV: GROUPS, SEATING AND SIZE
11: 21 Ways of Forming Groups, 71
12: 21 Arrangements for Seating, 83
13: 21 Ideas for Participatory Workshops with Large Numbers, 96
PART V: ANALYSIS AND LEARNING
14: 21 of the Best, 109
15: 21 Ideas and Options for Analysis and Feedback, 130
16: 21 Ways to Help Each Other Learn, 146
17: 21 Tips on How to Avoid Lecturing, 159
PART VI: BEHAVIOUR AND AWARENESS
18: 21 Activities for Attitude and Behaviour Awareness and Change, 165
19: 21 Tips for Dealing with Dominators and Helping the Silent Speak,(if they want to, that is), 180
20 21 Tips for Surviving Participatory Workshops, 188
21 21 Sources of Ideas for Trainers and Facilitators / Robert Chambers and Jane Stevens, 195
