Murray Hawtin, Janie Percy-Smith

Community Profiling: A Practical Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of this popular book has been substantially revised and provides a practical step-by-step guide to community profiling, invaluable for students and practitioners involved in community-based research. The book begins with consideration of what a community profile is, explores the different reasons why community profiles are undertaken and offers tips for planning research. It then looks at methods for collecting, storing and analysing data, and ways of involving the community, concluding with a chapter on ensuring your profile has impact. This book is fully updated throughout and includes: * A new chapter on links between community profiling, policy development and practice * A new chapter on selecting methods for data collection * Bulleted key issues at the end of each chapter * Case studies and boxed examples * Further reading and a list of additional resources * A new appendix for those who want to undertake more complex research * A new glossary Community Profiling is essential reading for anyone engaged in community profiling, social auditing, needs assessment or community consultation. Community workers and community practitioners across a range of disciplines including regeneration, neighbourhood management, library services, housing, health, youth work and social care will find it especially useful. It is also a helpful resource for voluntary and community organisations and students required to undertake community-based research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 309g
• ISBN-13: 9780335221646
• ISBN-10: 0335221645
• Artikelnr.: 23011293

Autorenporträt

Murray Hawtin is Senior Policy Analyst at the Policy Research Institute, Leeds Business School. Murray is qualified as a Social Worker but has around 20 years experience as a grass roots Community Development Worker. He has worked for over ten years in research and consultancy especially in housing, tenant participation, community development, regeneration and local government, and has undertaken many community profiles and evaluations of locally based initiatives.

Inhaltsangabe

1.What is a community profile?
2.Why do a community profile?
3.Planning a community profile?
4.Involving communities and other stakeholders
5.Selecting methods
6.Making use of existing information
7.Collecting new information
8.Analysing the information
9.Maximising impact
10.Conclusions