Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides practical guidance for professionals and pre-qualifying students on how to gather and generate evidence of the impact of projects in the community. It includes case studies from a range of community settings and is full of easy to implement ideas, tools and examples of methods to demonstrate the impact of work in the community.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One Impact, Evidence and Transformation ~ Karen McArdle Power, Empowerment, Impact and Voice ~ Karen McArdle A Challenging Context in which Values Matter ~ Karen McArdle Part Two Presenting Findings to Different Audiences ~ Catherine Mckay and Karen McArdle Planning and Evaluating ~ Karen McArdle, Kirsty Forrester, Ed Garrett Anecdote and Observation ~ Ed Garrett, Karen McArdle Questionnaires ~ Karen McArdle and Kirsty Forrester Interviews and Focus Groups ~ Karen McArdle, Kirsty Forrester, Ed Garrett Narrative Inquiry ~ Karen McArdle Collaborative and Participatory Approaches ~ Karen McArdle Social Impact Studies ~ Ed Garrett The Long Haul, Longitudinal Studies ~ Karen McArdle, Catherine Mckay What everyone needs to know, Management Information Systems (MISs) ~ Sue Briggs, Kirsty Forrester, Karen McArdle Using Others, Secondary Data ~ Kirsty Forrester and Karen McArdle Knowing Ourselves, Self Evaluation ~ Sue Briggs, Karen McArdle Part Three Reflections, Valuing Community Work ~ Karen McArdle, Sue Briggs, Kirsty Forrester, Ed Garrett and Catherine McKay
