Social Research
Progress report on Jalaris Kids Garden 2010 Movie
After 5 weeks of film-maker Brad Riley’s volunteer work up in Derby working on a movie documenting the Jalaris Kids Garden Project here is a short slide show Brad made about progress on the film: Click to Watch! For more about Brad’s project check out his film-making blog by clicking here. »
2009 Jalaris Kid’s Futures Club Evaluation Report
Click on the following link to download a high resolution version of the 2009 Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation’s Kid’s Futures Club Evaluation Report (8.3mb). For more information on this project please contact Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation at jalaris@westnet.com.au or phone (Australia + 61) 08 9193 2200. »
Singing Out Book Project
In June and July 2008, Side by Side Community Project Consulting and Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation partnered with The Neighborhood Story Project in running a book-making workshop for Aboriginal ladies from Derby. The project was to put together a book of stories about women’s experiences of education and learning using writing, interviewing and photography, and... »
Jalaris Evaluation Report 2008
Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation and Side by Side Community Project Consulting are undertaking a long term evaluation of Jalaris’ Kids Future Club program. 2008 was the first full year of the evaluation process. The 2008 evaluation report was completed in February 2009, and was put together in graphic format. The report was designed as a... »
What is evaluation?
Evaluation is an important process undertaken during and after a project to assess what happened and what has changed against the project objectives. Evaluation meets the critical need to know how and whether a project works or doesn’t work. It is how the project accounts to the community in which it occurs and to... »
What is Participatory Action Research?
Participatory Action Research has been defined as: “…inquiry by ordinary people acting as researchers to explore questions in their lives, recognise their resources, and produce knowledge, and take action to overcome inequalities often in solidarity with external supporters” (Dickson, G 2000. Aboriginal Mothers’ experience with health promotion and participatory action research, Qualitative Health Research, 10(2):1888-213) Another... »