Community & Family: Project Planning, Development and Evaluation

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NUI Galway Bachelor of Arts in Community and Family Studies Assignment Submission Sheet Student Name: Patricia McKenna Student I.D. No: 09101981 Project Title: Community & Family: Project Planning, development and evaluation Number of words: 3080 Q. Undertaking a social analysis is ordinarily the first step taken in identifying what change might be needed for communities or families. What techniques are commonly employed in social analysis? Provide a detailed description of what is involved in one of these techniques. I certify that the attached material is my original work. I declare that no other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgment. Except where I have clearly stated that I have used some of this material elsewhere, it has not been presented by me for examination in any other course or unit at this or any other institution. Students Signature Patricia McKenna Date: 2nd October 2012 Social analysis has become increasingly more significant and crucial to policy development, programme planning and delivery of services over the last few decades amongst political, economic, and social national and international stakeholders and institutions. Facilitating and hearing the voice of those who ordinarily were not consulted or rarely heard in the past, is now seen as crucial and of value to the development of policy, service delivery and programme design, especially in the field of community and family work. In order to improve social, economic and educational disadvantage experienced by families and communities it is necessary to promote and secure the participation of all stakeholders who either influence or are influenced by decisions made and services provided (The World Bank, 1994). Those working in the community and family sector therefore need to select and then undertake a number of social auditing methods, which give value and

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