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Participatory planning and community development: an e-learning training program.
Caterina Arcidiacono1, Fortuna Procentese, Simona Baldi
1Department of Psychology G. Iacono, University Federico II, 80133, Naples, Italy. caterina.arcidiacono@unina.it
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community
|April 15, 2010
Summary
Online training effectively equips community actors with essential participatory planning and social planning skills. This approach fosters local well-being and empowerment through accessible, multidisciplinary education.
Area of Science:
- Community Development
- Social Planning
- Educational Technology
Background:
- Growing need for experts in participatory interventions to drive local well-being.
- Importance of social catalysts for community empowerment.
- Exploration of ecological approaches in social development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide guidelines for community actors on acquiring participatory planning tools.
- To assess the efficacy of e-learning in developing social planning skills.
- To empower individuals for effective community mediation and intervention.
Main Methods:
- A multidisciplinary training program for 21 participants (graduates, public officers, managers) in Southern Italy.
- 1,500 hours of didactic activities, including online cooperative learning and field interactions.
- Individual and group empowerment training modules delivered via e-learning.
Main Results:
- Online training proved to be a successful tool for skill acquisition in social planning.
- Participants demonstrated the ability to acquire participatory planning and community mediation tools.
- The e-learning format facilitated the promotion of participation and skill development.
Conclusions:
- Online training is a viable and effective method for developing participatory planning skills.
- E-learning can successfully empower community actors to promote local well-being.
- Multidisciplinary approaches enhance the acquisition of social planning competencies.
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