Book Review: The Impact of Community Work: How to Gather Evidence

Title
Book Review: The Impact of Community Work: How to Gather Evidence
Publication Date
2023
Author(s)
Morley, Louise
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2885-6698
Email: lmorley4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:lmorley4
Type of document
Review
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.1080/0312407X.2021.1927462
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/55341
Abstract

Finding ways to measure effectiveness and evaluate the impact of the work that community workers do is essential. In the context of disaster recovery, which is particularly relevant in Australia currently, the survival of whole communities could depend on this (Lonne et al., 2017). Despite this, such a topic is often only addressed in the final chapters of text books, which downgrades its importance. The Impact of Community Work: How to Gather Evidence breaks this tradition and starts at the point where many texts end. The chapters provide insight into different methodological perspectives and the book provides a comprehensive and useful overview of the tools available for gathering evidence and evaluating it in the context of group programs or community work.

Link
Citation
Australian Social Work, v.76 (2)
ISSN
1447-0748
0312-407X

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