Five years later: how California community members acted on transformative learning achieved in a participatory planning process

Marisa A. Zapata

Planning Theory & Practice, 2013, vol. 14, issue 3, 373-387

Abstract: This article examines whether participation in a collaborative planning process leads to change in attitudes and behaviours for process participants. This case examines the five-year impact on stakeholders from a Californian participatory process. In this case (1) transformative learning occurred during the process; (2) learning was sustained over time; (3) few participants reported long-term changes in their professional practices and personal lives; and (4) the organisation that convened the process provided no support to participants to act on what they learned via their participation. The case demonstrates that, if planners expect participants to take action based on process learning, continuing support is necessary.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2013.816764

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