Dear All,
We have applied the dialogical approach to carry out our project and here are some reflections on this approach.
Firstly, community development using dialogical approach requires the loving practice of hearing local people’s stories, articulating with them an understanding of the key issues that they are struggling with, and exploring with them the possibility of sharing their story and trying to do something public about it.
Secondly, for community development work, listening, observing, learning, questioning, and reflecting skills are essential. We must pay attention to key words in order to understand the existing situation.
Thirdly, since this process is the dialogue it is therefore not only a technical process, but also requires flexibility and creativity in the way that you-a community development worker responds to local people, questions them and explores issues.
Finally, this process depends heavily on individual experience, opinion, behaviour and attitude toward the local people, willingness to engage in the conservation and the way a community development worker interpret the information.
4 comments:
Hi Hung,
A good reflection. Dialogue is a two-way conservation between equals towards building shared understanding, meaning and creating action. I tried several times to open dialogue with people and I find dialogical approach is not easy. It requires learning by practice. A lot of trials and errors but a lot of learning too.
Ada
I think you should plan a survey with questionaire to collect the community's opinions and its response to environmental protection project
Cheers
Hi Hung,
You've had an interesting time doing dialogical approach by the looks of things. I've enjoyed reading your reflections and your photos are lovely!
I look forward to more.
Hi Hung,
I must say that your photos of the city are remarkable. It really does show a lot of pollution. How did you get access to those photos? I really like your fluent style of dialogue by the way it is very inspiring.
Vanessa
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