ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the issue of teaching participatory research techniques as part of conventional postgraduate research method courses. It examines how such methodologies can be taught, tested and practised in an ethical, effective and efficient way in the preparation of future researchers. The teaching of participatory methods in the classroom can make the process as interactive as possible in order to train students adequately. Enabling such a realization in the classroom teaching is essential as students themselves start to search for other methods rather than participatory rural appraisal (PRA) techniques are presented them simply as other research methods. The inclusion of participatory research methods such as PRA techniques is now frequent for postgraduate courses in disaster, conflict and peace studies. The MA course in Post-war Recovery Studies at the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU). University of York, UK, conducts a 10-day group field study visit in a war-affected country in December of each academic year.
