Planning, communities and empowerment
An introduction to participatory rural appraisal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972991 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arnon A Bar-On (University of Botswana), Arnon Bar‐On (University of Botswana, corresponding author), Gerard Prinsen (0000-0002-1807-8565, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Gaborone, Botswana) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-294 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002087289904200303 |
| OpenAlex | W2014976774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) is a family of methods that enables communities to share and enhance their experience, and to plan and act together with external service-providers to enrich their lives. The methodology remains unknown outside development work circles, to the detriment of other professionals concerned with community empowerment. This article introduces PRA, and outlines some of its advantages compared with conventional community planning approaches
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |