Experiential learning and the power of women
An emerging body of research explores the use of experiential learning games as an intervention to facilitate sustainable natural resource management. We conducted games with users of a local public good—a rainfed dam for irrigation—in 56 randomly selected villages in Madhya Pradesh, India. An addit...
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| author | Falk, Thomas Bartels, Lara Bartels Steimanis, Ivo Duche, V. Vollan, Björn |
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| description | An emerging body of research explores the use of experiential learning games as an intervention to facilitate sustainable natural resource management. We conducted games with users of a local public good—a rainfed dam for irrigation—in 56 randomly selected villages in Madhya Pradesh, India. An additional 27 villages were randomly drawn as control sites. These communities depend on rainfed dams for complementary irrigation and our game reflected related key management challenges. Our study explores (1) the effect of playing the game on institutional and behavioral change; (2) how women’s participation (not exogenously determined) in economic learning games is related to the interventions’ outcomes and (3) what role women leaders play. We find a lasting direct treatment effect on actual dam maintenance while there is no effect on the existence of dammanagement rules. Using economic games as a learning intervention in 56 Indian communities showed that involving more women led to greater success in sustainable water management two years after the intervention. Although participation of female leaders did not directly influence management improvements, their presence did increase women’s participation in the games. Our study increased the confidence that games can play a critical role in designing natural resource management interventions. These findings underscore the significance of involving women in game-based learning for sustainable resource management. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1371382025-11-06T06:08:45Z Experiential learning and the power of women Falk, Thomas Bartels, Lara Bartels Steimanis, Ivo Duche, V. Vollan, Björn gender agriculture research women's empowerment An emerging body of research explores the use of experiential learning games as an intervention to facilitate sustainable natural resource management. We conducted games with users of a local public good—a rainfed dam for irrigation—in 56 randomly selected villages in Madhya Pradesh, India. An additional 27 villages were randomly drawn as control sites. These communities depend on rainfed dams for complementary irrigation and our game reflected related key management challenges. Our study explores (1) the effect of playing the game on institutional and behavioral change; (2) how women’s participation (not exogenously determined) in economic learning games is related to the interventions’ outcomes and (3) what role women leaders play. We find a lasting direct treatment effect on actual dam maintenance while there is no effect on the existence of dammanagement rules. Using economic games as a learning intervention in 56 Indian communities showed that involving more women led to greater success in sustainable water management two years after the intervention. Although participation of female leaders did not directly influence management improvements, their presence did increase women’s participation in the games. Our study increased the confidence that games can play a critical role in designing natural resource management interventions. These findings underscore the significance of involving women in game-based learning for sustainable resource management. 2023-10-11 2024-01-04T12:47:43Z 2024-01-04T12:47:43Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137138 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Falk, Thomas; Bartels, Lara Bartels; Steimanis, Ivo; Duche, V.; Vollan, Björn. 2023. Experiential learning and the power of women. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137138 |
| spellingShingle | gender agriculture research women's empowerment Falk, Thomas Bartels, Lara Bartels Steimanis, Ivo Duche, V. Vollan, Björn Experiential learning and the power of women |
| title | Experiential learning and the power of women |
| title_full | Experiential learning and the power of women |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Experiential learning and the power of women |
| title_short | Experiential learning and the power of women |
| title_sort | experiential learning and the power of women |
| topic | gender agriculture research women's empowerment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137138 |
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