Based on Socio-economic Field Laboratory concept, we put forward the need to amplify locally-embedded innovation to address nationwide challenges. The WoodCluster project (2017-2021) aimed to seek solutions to close the national wood supply gap based on farm-wood production in East African countries. Towards achieving the objective, one of the project activities is the implementation of Field School. A field school is understood as a practical element of a thematic study course module, supplementing theoretical teaching. It shall provide the opportunity for students to learn and test research methods in a practical manner and get in contact with the local community to exchange knowledge. It serves as a framework that requires adaptation to the local research demand and context, with its cultural, socio-economic, and environmental features. Two field schools within the framework of the project were conducted in Tanzania in 2018 and in Ethiopia in 2019. The focus of the field school was on local-level
wood production from smallholder farmers and market dynamics, but the guideline can be adapted to other thematic areas. Based on the experiences within the WoodCluster project in East Africa, this guideline elaborates the theoretical fundaments, steps, methods, and examples in conducting socio-economic field schools with local communities and graduate students.:Content iii
Acknowledgements iv
Summary ii
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Justification: Why a Field School and a Guideline? 1
1.2 Background of the WoodCluster project 1
2. Theoretical fundaments: Constructivist and action-oriented approaches in human-ecosystem interaction 2
2.1 Human-ecosystem interaction: the social-ecological co-evolution model as framework 2
2.2 A constructivist perspective: development, action and sustainability 3
2.3 Action Research and Social Learning 3
3. Planning phase: What has to be done? 4
3.1 Study site selection and needs assessment 4
3.2 Resources and specifications for overall organization and students’ group work 5
4. Implementation phase: How to do? 7
4.1 Overall program 7
4.2 Student research group work 9
4.3 Engaging and communicating results to local communities 10
5. Post-field school phase: Reporting & Evaluation 12
6. Further reading 13
7. Bibliography 14
8. Appendix: WoodCluster student group tasks and materials 15
8.1 Farm mapping 15
8.2 Woodlot inventory: 17
8.3 Value chain and market analysis 21
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:78259 |
| Date | 02 March 2022 |
| Creators | Hintz, Kendisha Soekardjo, Domke, Maxi, Pretzsch, Jürgen, Eirgete, Menfese Tadesse |
| Publisher | Technische Universität Dresden |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion, doc-type:Other, info:eu-repo/semantics/other, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung/Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions with Sub-Saharan Africa. Measures for Research and Integrated Postgraduate Training/57350930//National Bio-Economies based on Farm-Wood Production. Solutions for a sustainable wood supply and narrowing the wood supply gap in East Africa/WoodCluster |
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