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Evaluating services in partnership with older people — exploring the role of 'community researchers'
Author(s)	Simon Evans, Marjorie Corley, Malcolm Corrie
Journal title	Working with Older People, vol 15, issue 1, March 2011
Pages	pp 26-33
Source	http://www.pierprofessional.com/wwopflyer/index.ht..
Keywords	Community work ; Development projects ; Pilot ; Care homes ; Participation ; Research ; Gloucestershire.
Annotation	This study is a collaboration between an academic researcher and four older people who worked together on the evaluation of a pilot project in Gloucestershire, with the aim of making care homes part of the community. The authors first present an outline of policy and practice developments in relation to public engagement in research. A description is then provided of a research project that included recruiting and training older community researchers to carry out an evaluation of the Partnerships for Older People Project in Gloucestershire. The next section focuses on the experiences of the older people who carried out this role, including some of the benefits and challenges that were encountered. Concludes with an examination of the implications for delivering meaningful public engagement in service development and evaluation, from the perspective of older people. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-110718009 A
Classmark	IGC: IGD: 4UC: KW: TMB: 3A: 8G
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