GOPAL, Y.M

Ph.D SCHOLAR

UAS, GKVK, BANGALORE

PARTICIPATORY TRAINING TECHNIQUES

1. ROLE PLAY2. BRAINSTORMING

INTRODUCTION

Participatory Training

The participatory training is an educational process

which encourages participants to see themselves as a source

of information and knowledge about the real world.

Training controlled by participants.

Trainer is only the Facilitator.

Role play

Role play is training method in which the participants

take different parts as if they were in a play.

The trainer provides an outline of a situation which they

must act out.

Other participants observe the role play.

When the role play is over the trainer facilitates a discussion

with all of the participants.

Example of role play

Participant- A to be a extension worker and to provide

farm planning information to participant B.

Participant B to be a farmer who want information on farm

planning.

Participant A should guide Participant B in farm planning

Advantages of role play

It is energizing.

It helps the suppressed and illiterate to express their feelings.

It is simple and low cost learning tool.

It focuses on problems which are real.

It presents complex issues simply and in a short while.

It does not need materials/ props or advance.

Disadvantages of role play

There is a possibility of the role play becoming entertainment

which vitiate learning.

Participants can get too involved in their roles and later loose

objectivity during analysis.

Acting can become an end in itself and participants can overact

or distort the roles.

If points for observations are not clear, it may dilute the focus of

learning.

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a method of training which attempts

at eliciting the creative response from the participants.

Components of brainstorming

The theme

The trainer

The recorder

The participants

History

It started when US space scientists were working on

designing of space suits for astronauts.

They invited research scholars of other areas of

specialization to express their ideas

A biologist’s idea was appropriate in designing the suit

This free expression of ideas has been practice under the

brand name of brain storming

Sessions of brainstorming1. Green session

2. Red session

GREEN SESSION Participants will be allowed to express their ideas.Creation of atmosphere for creative idea development in

participants. Because ideas may not get expressed if there is inhibition.

Red session

The ideas will be screened.

The less important ideas will be removed

Finally selection of highly creative, useful and significant

ones

Setting up a Brainstorming Session

GREEN SESSION

1. Invite a diversity of individuals

2. Present a brief explanation of the problem and its history.

3. Write the objective of the session, in question form,  where

everyone in the room can see it.

4. Dismiss the session for about 40 minutes and allow

individuals to think about the problem on their own

RED SESSION

1. Appoint a facilitator who records ideas and keeps the

session moving in a positive direction. 

2. Select ideas randomly and read it to the group. 

3. Arrange the similar ideas together.  Select the five best

ideas.

Advantages of brainstorming

Creation of atmosphere for free generation of ideas

Free mind facilitates the creative thinking

Helpful when ready made solutions are not available for a

practical problem

Dependence on gadgets is less

Disadvantages of brainstorming

Participants do not expose to any sort of presentation on

topic

Matured participants who can think on their own is

necessary

Initially it is very difficult to make participants free to come

out with ideas

PRACTICAL METHDOLOGY

1. Objective of brainstorming session

“Strategies to mitigate corruption in India”

2. Recording of ideas

3. Reading ideas to the group

4. Selection of most appropriate ideas

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