Participating is also learning!

Laura Seguin (1, 2) , Patrice Garin (2, 3, 4) , Sabine Girard (5) , Sarah Loudin (6) , Emeline Hassenforder (3, 7, 8, 2)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
2 UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages
3 UM - Université de Montpellier
4 AQUA - Département Ecosystèmes aquatiques, ressources en eau et risques - INRAE
5 UR LESSEM - Laboratoire des EcoSystèmes et des Sociétés en Montagne
6 Actéon Environnement
7 INAT - Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie
8 Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Learning is an important effect of participatory processes. As a participant, facilitator or commissioning authority, anyone who partakes in the process acquires some form of new knowledge, know-how or skill through the social interaction that takes place. Yet, in practical terms, learning is rarely assessed. So, what exactly is involved and how should it be done? In this chapter, the authors propose a formalised framework based on their own research experience on participation in the field of water management.

Keywords: Participatory process; Individual learning; Collective learning; Cognitive learning; Organisational learning; Assessment; Change knowledge; Monitoring and evaluation

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Environmental Sciences

Laura Seguin, Patrice Garin, Sabine Girard, Sarah Loudin, Emeline Hassenforder. Participating is also learning!. Transformative Participation for Socio-Ecological Sustainability - Around the CoOPLAGE pathways, QUAE, pp.136-149, 2024, Update Sciences & technologies, 9782759239214. ⟨10.35690/978-2-7592-3920-7⟩. ⟨hal-04558980⟩