Learning for Development

Doctor Gordon Wilson, Professor Hazel Johnson

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9781848131989
• eBook ISBN: 9781848131996
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Political Economy
• Index: Economics

The organizational and institutional embedding of new learning is one of the biggest challenges for development. This book in the Development Matters series takes a learning approach to development, focusing the learning that takes place through development action – be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. Learning for Development also demonstrates how important a critical awareness of the social dynamics of learning is for individuals and their organizations, and for building coherent policy and action. Through a number of case-studies and a wealth of interdisciplinary research, Learning for Development proposes a more flexible model of development action which aims to ensure that projects address the specific needs of, improves dialogue between, local groups and individuals.

Table of contents

• About the s eries | About the authors
• Acknowledgements
• 1 | Why Learning for Development?
• 2 | Approaches to Learning for Development
• 3 | Contestation and Learning between Multiple Stakeholders
• 4 | Joint Learning through Similarity, Difference and Mutuality: North–South municipal partnerships
• 5 | Changing the Self and Changing the Organization: doing things better and doing them differently
• 6 | The Challenges of Learning through Computer-mediated Communication
• 7 | The Whys and Wherefores of Learning for Development
• Bibliography
• Index