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Val Woodward (Project Researcher). Programme for 18 th October. Where we have got to: Iram: Looking at deprivation data Recap of last week’s afternoon session An active break Homework Input from guests
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Programme for 18th October Where we have got to: • Iram: Looking at deprivation data • Recap of last week’s afternoon session • An active break • Homework • Input from guests • Discussion about what we now know, what more we want to know, resources available and how we will develop our research
Some data • Sandwell http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&enc=1&areaSearchText=sandwell&areaSearchType=13&extendedList=false&searchAreas=Search • Birmingham:http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&enc=1&areaSearchText=Birmingham&areaSearchType=13&extendedList=false • Stoke on Trent:http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&i=1001&m=0&s=1286895338218&enc=1&areaSearchText=Stoke-on-Trent&areaSearchType=13&extendedList=false&searchAreas=Search
Some other sources • Driving up Participation (Sport England 2004) http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey/active_people_survey_4.aspx • Birmingham Health Information Team 2009 Life Expectancy Ward Analysis • http://www.thecompact.org.uk/files/141919/FileName/Brap-EngagingPeople.pdf
Further reading • Melanie Bowles (2010) The Current Context for Community Development Discussion paper 1- expert panel on community development • Chanan, G. and Miller, C. (2009) Empowerment Skills for All; Leeds; Home and Communities Agency • CLG (2006) The Community Development Challlenge; London CLG (p11)
Aims of session 1 • The team feel part of the project • The team know about the project • The team understand the project • The team are ready to actively contribute to the project
The team • Sonia Moore • Linda Harrington • Neelam Rose • Pritesh Pattni • Johanna Collins • Qasim Maqsood • Val Woodward • Iram Naz • Sue Blair
Today’s guests • Clare White • Gemma Hurst • Helen Baglee • Craig Simpson • Shaju Bibi
Travel to Newhall Street We all talked about our journeys. Val talked about her new bike- won from Centro
The Research • Useful • Active • Progress and recording for self, project and wider dissemination • Praxis • Academic links
Underlying philosophy • Poor health and poor living conditions tend to go hand in hand. • Good health, especially when related to empowering activities, contributes to ameliorating social disadvantage for both the individual and consequently the community.
The Marmot Review http://www.marmotreview.org/resources/presentations.aspx
Communities of Practice • http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/welcome.do
The training • Participatory • Collective
Programme • Where will we work? • Ethics • Action research and interviewing • Planning, scheduling and preparing interviews • Reflecting on real pitfalls • Our project in context • Progress • Reflections • Planning
Homework • Part of training and research • Compulsory • Formative (not summative) • Critical friend • Feedback from researchers about what they have investigated so far
Aims of session 2 • To ensure the team has access to resources, individually and collectively, that allows us to decide where we will carry out our interviews • To begin the process of understanding community development praxis with those most at need; ensure the team are able and confident to engage with appropriate groups in appropriate settings and to recruit participants in the research
Objectives for week 2 • Be able to identify communities in Sandwell, Birmingham and Stoke on Trent that rae marginalised and facing health inequalities • Have considered the best ways to engage with such communities • Have considered the communities where work will be focused • Have drawn up outline action plans to engage with such communities
Birmingham • Helen Baglee
Stoke on Trent • Gemma Hurst • Clare White
Sandwell • Craig Simpson • Shaju Bibi
Places the team will work • Reflect on what we need to find out and/or do to complete our reports • Discussion about deciding on areas for the interviews to take place
Final issues for week 2 • The homework • Monitoring personal and group learning • Next week’s session, including times (11.30 start?) • The rest of the programme • Steering group membership (rotating?) Nov. 23rd • Networking and dissemination