dc.contributor.author | Kuipers, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Kendall, Elizabeth | |
dc.contributor.author | Hancock, Therese | |
dc.contributor.editor | Paul Worley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T12:16:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T12:16:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.date.modified | 2008-01-30T06:14:28Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 14456354 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6167 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The article outlines the evaluation framework devised for a semi-formal disability service project in central Queensland, Australia, which was implemented using a community-based, participatory model. Utilising a service framework known as Community-Based Rehabilitation and an implementation strategy adapted from Participatory Rural Appraisal, this model is presented as a potential alternative for rehabilitation and disability services in the light of concerns that such services are poorly tailored and inadequate in remote and rural areas of Australia. Method: In recognition of the difficulty of evaluating such participatory and community-based initiatives, this evaluation was based on the analysis of large amounts of qualitative data from multiple sources, which were categorised against key themes drawn from the literature, using a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). It is suggested that this innovative and multifaceted evaluation methodology may have broader application. Results and Conclusions: Findings of the service evaluation indicated positive informal, community and social outcomes. Formal structural and organisational outcomes were found to be limited with a possibility of compromising the long-term viability of the initiative. Suggestions are made regarding the process of implementing similar research initiatives. The model may have application in similar rural community-based initiatives internationally. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.format.extent | 777866 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Deakin University | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://www.rrh.org.au/ | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 186 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Rural and Remote Health | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 3 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Specialist studies in education | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Education | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3904 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 39 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 42 | |
dc.title | Evaluation of a rural community-based disability service in Queensland, Australia | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.rights.copyright | © The Author(s) 2003. This paper is posted here with permission of the copyright owners for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. | |
gro.date.issued | 2003 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Kendall, Elizabeth | |