ABSTRACT
A blind spot? As a subject, seating arrangements are strangely neglected. The manual Participatory Learning and Action: A Trainer’s Guide [see 21:1, pp15-17] identifies six main types:
1 rows of tables and chairs (like a classroom) 2 hollow U 3 fishbone or banquet style 4 conference table 5 circle or semi-circle of chairs 6 table trios
For its part, VIPP: Visualisation in Participatory Programmes [see 21:17, pp 61-64] has quite precise instructions for four seating arrangements for chairs in relation to pin boards.
