Cumbernauld project

“The resulting film is a visceral account of the group’s experiences during the programme and reveals nuances that would likely be overlooked by standard feedback forms. While not designed to replace other forms of monitoring and evaluation, participatory video could nevertheless be a useful social research tool to demonstrate the impact these types of programmes have on the people taking part”

Social scientists based at the James Hutton Institute have pioneered the use of video as a participatory research technique in Scotland, in the context of a project aiming to understand the way the people of Cumbernauld connect with the green space that surrounds them.

The Creating Natural Connections project, which received a transformational grant of £1.3m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund earlier this year, hopes to deliver significant improvements to Cumbernauld’s woodland and overall environment within the next four years.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute