The document discusses training materials developed by RECOFTC (Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific) to support community forestry development. The training materials include manuals, guidelines, case studies and other resources created using participatory learning techniques. They are meant to encourage contributions from all learners and help participants apply what they learn to their work. RECOFTC is an international organization based in Bangkok, Thailand that works with partners to support community forestry. It designs learning processes and shares knowledge to build the capacity of community forestry groups.

1. RECOFTC Training Materials
RECOFTC has developed a range of training materials to catalogue the documents of
RECOFTC and its partners. The Training Materials Series includes manuals, guidelines,
case studies and other materials for training purposes in the context of community
forestry development.
As community forestry development is based on participatory processes, methods and
tools, so are these training materials. The materials build on participatory learning techniques
and adult learning principles to encourage contributions from all learners and for participants
to build on their experiences. A participatory approach encourages mutual respect,
confidence building, cooperation, and shared decision-making during the training just as
participants should do in the field. The product that is now in your hands was developed
and tested in collaboration with partners in Asia over a period of time. It might appear as
though it has reached its final stage. However, it has not. Feel free to adapt, translate,
photocopy and distribute what you need from this manual, as long as the original text is
properly acknowledged and the objective is not for profit or gain. Please give us your
feedback in order to improve later editions, and send copies of any materials which draw
from this manual to RECOFTC.
About RECOFTC
The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) is
an international organization which works in close collaboration with partner organizations
to actively support community forestry development in the region.
As a learning organization, RECOFTC designs and facilitates learning processes and systems
that support the capacity development of community forestry institutions and organizations.
RECOFTC seeks to constructively promote dialogue between multi-stakeholders to ensure
equitable management of forest resources.
Located in Bangkok, Thailand, RECOFTC was established in 1987 in response to the
growing awareness that community participation in resource management could assist in
protecting forest area as well as further rural development.
For more information contact:
The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific
Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel: 66-2-9405700
Fax: 66-2-5614880
E-mail: info@recoftc.org
http://www.recoftc.org

2. Contents
1. Preparations
Acknowledgements
How to use this manual
How to maximize the impact
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2. Setting the context
Getting to know each other and ourselves
Setting the context
Exploring expectations
Types of case studies
What is a case study?
Team forming and package selection
5. Energizers
Telling a ghost story
Analyzing a story
Writing a story
Refining a story
Fact, opinion, rumours
Seeing Ks and Hs
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23 6. Annexes
24 Sample training programs
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27 Guidelines to develop information
31 packages
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Potential daily feedback activities 179
3. Case study writing process
Sample learning process
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Introducing the writing process
35 Technical and logistical requirements 194
Linking what, who and why
38 Useful resources
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Drawing out stories from the field
45
Organizing and analyzing infomation
55
Developing the main message
67
Mind mapping the main message
78
Developing an outline
81
Writing an introduction and conclusion 84
Writing a first draft
91
Formulating a catchy title
93
Quoting and referencing
95
Packaging
102
Editing
105
Giving and receiving peer feedback
109
Sharing our case studies
115
Reflecting on the writing process
117
4. Optional sessions
Practising feedback
Practising analysis
Case study strengths and weaknesses
Action planning
Myth or reality
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