Action Learning for Inclusion (POK)

Offered by Politecnico di Milano,
Action Learning for Inclusion (POK)

Architecture and planning education with marginalised communities. The Course explains how to develop planning, urban and architectural design teaching or training initiatives with an action-oriented approach, by describing the meaning, and possible methods and tools of Action Learning. It focuses specifically on the engagement with vulnerable and marginalised populations.

The Course aims to provide instructors with an analytical framework and practical methods and tools to autonomously develop an Action Learning project in the fields of planning, urban and architectural design.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate critical awareness about the role and practice of designers and planners working with communities;
  • Explore a variety of methods and tools for enacting an Action Learning project;
  • Acquire methods and tools which will enable you to design an Action Learning initiative and evaluate its outcomes in relation to both learners and communities.
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