High levels of participation in projects enhance learning May 27 th 2010 Anna C. Evely 1,2 , Michelle Pinard 1,2 Xavier Lambin 1 , Mark Reed 2 , Ioan Fazey 3 1. Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability 2. Institute of Biological Sciences, Aberdeen University, 3. School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews
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Dr. Anna Evely. High levels of Participation Enhance Learning. ACES day 2010
Participatory approaches are often suggested to increase sustainability and adaptability of conservation programmes because they are assumed to build capacity of participants to learn and manage projects. This presentation is from a paper which compares projects with different styles of management to determine whether increasing the extent or quality of engagement of participants affects the degree to which they learn. The results show that: (1) Participants in all projects learnt something, but the extent of learning was highest for projects with greatest engagement; (2) The length of time participants were involved in a project did not influence how much they learned; and (3) a range of factors relating to engagement influenced learning outcomes. The results suggest that if capacity building is a desired outcome of participation, then it pays to invest in high quality engagement right from the outset. More research to help understand the processes involved in enhancing learning is also required.
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High levels of participation in projects enhance learning
May 27th 2010Anna C. Evely1,2, Michelle Pinard1,2 Xavier Lambin1, Mark Reed2, Ioan Fazey3
1. Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability2. Institute of Biological Sciences, Aberdeen University, 3. School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews