Skip to main content

A short guide to process documentation, a valuable tool in action research and learning alliances.

TitleProcess documentation
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsSchouten, T, C. Wells, DSilva
Secondary TitleSWITCH in the city: putting urban water management to the test
Chapter3.10
Pagination356 - 366; 7 boxes; 1 tab.
Date Published01/2011
PublisherIRC
Place PublishedThe Hague, the Netherlands
Publication LanguageEnglish
ISBN Number9789066870789
Keywordsadministration, guidelines, information gathering, institutional aspects, planning, sdiman
Abstract

Projects tend to look at stumbling blocks and barriers along the way as inconveniences that they need to quickly overcome, rather than opportunities to learn from that can increase the impact of the project. Documenting the realities of a project and of change processes can contribute to learning and lead to intervention adjustments for better results. Process documentation is a valuable tool in action research and learning alliances because it can trigger reflection and debate on what worked, and on what did not work, on blockages along the way and how were they overcome. It can also provide insights into how factors such as historical context, politics and stakeholder relations, or people’s beliefs and attitudes impact on the course and outcomes of an intervention.[authors abstract]

Notes

Includes references on p. 365 - 366

Custom 1

125

Disclaimer

The copyright of the documents on this site remains with the original publishers. The documents may therefore not be redistributed commercially without the permission of the original publishers.

Back to
the top