Use of participatory rapid diagnosis information gathering tools as an educational tool

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The Participatory Rapid Diagnosis with its methodological tools enables the learning process in both rural and urban communities. This assertation is supported by the activities carried out in the rural communities of Ilha do Miradouro and in the Nair Barreto neighborhood, both situated in the municipality of Xique-Xique, BA. In the first one, the production flowchart methodology was applied, responsible to investigate which crops are cultivated, input used, product flow and the problems faced. In the urban community, a questionnaire was applied in order to identify primary social issues, with a primary focus on contributing to local development.  In both communities, it was possible to verify that the DRP tools contributed to the learning of individuals, considering that the parties contributed to the improvement of the areas where these teaching and research methodologies were applied.