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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808152903321

Autore

Hawtin Murray <1953->

Titolo

Community profiling : a practical guide / / Murray Hawtin and Janie Percy-Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; ; New York, NY, : Open University Press/McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

ISBN

9786611330767

1-281-33076-0

0-335-23387-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Percy-SmithJanie

Disciplina

300.723

Soggetti

Social surveys

Communities - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Chapter 1: What is a community profile?; Chapter 2: Why do a community profile?; Chapter 3: Planning a community profile; Chapter 4: Involving communities and other stakeholders; Chapter 5: Selecting methods; Chapter 6: Making use of existing information; Chapter 7: Collecting new information; Chapter 8: Analysing the information; Chapter 9: Maximizing impact; Chapter 10: Conclusions; Appendix 1: Glossary; Appendix 2: Further information on social research methods

Appendix 3: Resources and further readingIndex; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Begins with consideration of what a community profile is, explores the different reasons why community profiles are undertaken, and offers tips for planning research. This book looks at methods for collecting, storing and analyzing data, and ways of involving the community. It concludes with a chapter on ensuring your profile has impact.