The Impact of Community Work: How to Gather Evidence
- ISBN-10
- 1447343964
- ISBN-13
- 9781447343967
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-07-21
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Authors
- Karen, Sue, McArdle
Description
This book provides essential guidance for professionals and pre-qualifying students on how to gather and generate evidence of the impact of projects in the community. Including case studies from diverse community settings, it provides easy to implement, practical ideas and examples of methods to demonstrate the impact of community work. Considering not only evaluation, but also the complex processes of evidence gathering, it will help all those involved with work in the community to demonstrate the impact and value of their work. The book provides: • guidance for how to present different findings to different audiences; • methods for effectively demonstrating the value of your work; • how to demonstrate the scale, quality and significance of impact.
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