Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work by Susan Cooper

Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work by Susan Cooper

This book brings together the theory and practice of evaluation in youth and community work to offer a timely and thorough exploration of how evaluation, professionalism and practice intersect. It looks at the complexities of evaluating in practice and assesses the challenge of evidencing the difference that youth and community work can make.

'Bringing her extensive practice, research and teaching experience to the task, Susan Cooper provides an excellent and welcome treatise on participatory evaluation, confidently putting young people at the centre of the processOffering a step by step method, this timely book will enable practitioners, not only in youth work but in the human services more widely, to incorporate evaluation as a core aspect of empowering practice.' - Dave Ward, Professor of Social and Community Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

'Participation seems to be a taming force in evaluation, making it fit the youth work context. Using a participatory approach enables us to recognizing the value of different opinions and it gives people their say. But as Sue Cooper reminds us, participation is not just about evidence and youth work, but also one way of keeping democracy alive in modern society. Every politician should read this book.' - Anu Gretschel, Senior Researcher Ph.D., Finnish Youth Research Network, Finland

Susan Cooper was a youth worker and a youth work manager for thirty years before joining Plymouth Marjons University, UK, as a senior lecturer and Programme Leader for undergraduate and postgraduate Youth and Community Work courses. She developed her expertise in participatory evaluation during her doctoral studies and has supported a range of youth work organisations in the UK and across Europe to develop their use of participatory evaluation.

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ISBN 13	9781138184381
ISBN 10	1138184381
Title	Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work
Author	Susan Cooper
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2017-12-11
Number of pages	178
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