Publication:
Ghosts at the Feast: The role of research centres in supporting innovative practice in local authorities 2006
Hall E; Clark J
Abstract
This paper reports on the tensions of evaluation for project workers, managers and researchers. In the UK, a great deal of the innovative practice dedicated to improving the life chances of children and their families is developed by Local Authorities under the umbrella of project funding which includes an independent evaluation: apparently an ideal opportunity for researchers and practitioners to work collaboratively but, in our experience, there are key structural problems. We explore why it is that researchers fail to give formative feedback to local authorities and why they can feel that they are unwanted guests – ‘ghosts at the feast’.
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/journal/sir/previous-issues/volume-2.html
- Studies in research: Evaluation, Impact and Training
- Volume: 2
- Pagination: 1-9
- Publisher: The University of Newcastle, Australia
- ISBN/ISSN: 1833-265X
Related Projects
- An Evaluation of a Sure Start Programme (Round 4) -Leam Lane Area, Gateshead
Project Leaders: Jill Clark
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Ms Jill Clark
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Mrs Elaine Hall
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