Investigating appropriate evaluation methods and indicators for Indigenous housing programs

Summary

Develops appropriate evaluation methods and social indicators to measure and assess the effectiveness and impacts of specific initiatives within a policy framework of sustainable community development.


Project Number: 80037
Research Theme: Indigenous_Housing
Project Leader: Walker, Roz
Funding Year: 2000
Research Centre: Western Australia

Description

This project examined and assessed the effectiveness of different evaluation approaches and methodologies to evaluate a range of different housing programs and interventions for Indigenous people in diverse contexts. It obtained stakeholder perspectives of the relevance and appropriateness of existing qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods and methodologies which are currently employed to evaluate program goals, objectives and strategies intended to achieve a range of social and economic outcomes. It also identified and assessed the efficacy of existing indicators in measuring these outcomes for individuals, families and communities within a broader social and political context in Western Australia.

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Download now Positioning Paper: No. 024: Investigating appropriate evaluation methods and indicators for Indigenous housing programs
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Download now Final Report: No. 029: Developing paradigms and discourses to establish more appropriate evaluation frameworks and indicators for housing programs
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Download now Final Report: No. 029: Appendices - Developing paradigms and discourses to establish more appropriate evaluation frameworks and indicators for housing programs
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