What is the Participatory Rural Appraisal?

The Participatory Rural Appraisal is one of the techniques used for gathering information on community resources and needs for use in literacy and community development programs. The techniques include the use of transect walks, maps, calendars, matrices, and diagrams using locally available materials. PRA is a tool commonly used with the REFLECT instructional program.

• Concept module: Participatory Rural Appraisal
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): P
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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