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UPSC Anthropology Optional: Participatory Methods (PRA, PLA, FGDs) Explained
• Explore the origins of participatory approaches like Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Participatory Learning Appraisal (PLA), developed to address the shortcomings of traditional rural surveys in development planning.
• Understand Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), a method coined by Robert Chambers, which empowers local communities to utilise their own knowledge for research and development, emphasizing active participation, community engagement, and capacity building.
• Discover how Participatory Learning Appraisal (PLA) extends PRA, fostering two-way learning and giving communities the final decision-making power, exemplified by initiatives like Joint Forest Management.
• Learn about Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) as a qualitative research method, examining their key features such as facilitated group interactions, advantages like providing rich, nuanced data, and limitations including potential biases and the complexity of data analysis.
• This lecture provides essential insights for your UPSC Anthropology Optional Paper, covering these crucial research methodologies.
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