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Item Participatory Training for Promotion of Social Development(0000) Acharya, Binoy; Verma, ShaliniDuring the last one decade or so, "training" has become a common activity in all development projects. But it needs to be recognized that the "most extensive and far reaching learning has proceeded with no trainers at all or with the trainers involved marginally and from a distance." If learning can happen without training, why is so much energy being put into training in general and participatory training in particular? Before we address this question, perhaps it is most appropriate to state that during the last decade, training has become reduced to pre-planned technique-happy mass of simulations and role plays without any contribution to critical thinking and generation of understanding and awareness. In certain development circles, the practitioners opt for doses of trainings if a programme is not doing well. There are great expectations from training "as if knowledge and action are related".Item Participatory Research in Health: Setting the Context(0000) de Koning, Korrie; Martin, MarionThis chapter provides an overview of participatory research (PR) in health, emphasizing its educational, cultural, and socio-political underpinnings. The authors contextualize PR by discussing its methodologies, such as Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), and their relevance in bridging gaps between professional models and community perspectives. Influenced by Freire's critical pedagogy, the text highlights PR's transformative role in fostering community empowerment and improving health outcomes. It also delves into the historical development of PR, its emancipatory goals, and the importance of linking knowledge production with action.Item Working as Equals—Towards a Community-Based Evaluation System(Community Development Journal, 1983) Pagaduan, Maureen; Ferrer, Elmer M.This paper discusses the Makapawa programme, a health initiative set in Leyte, Philippines, in 1976, focused on addressing rural health challenges through a community-based evaluation system. The programme aimed to improve health outcomes by involving local communities in identifying issues and implementing solutions. It also critiques traditional health evaluation methods, emphasizing the importance of participatory research and community involvement in health programme evaluation. The paper explores the economic and political context of health disparities in the region and introduces a phased approach to community-based evaluation.