Contact Info: www.ecu.edu.au/research/week SPIRE Social Program Innovation Research and Evaluation.

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Contact Info: SPIRE Social Program Innovation Research and Evaluation

Contact Info: Who we are Partnered research with welfare, community and health sector Social Program Evaluation Research to improve social programs Research for policy makers and practitioners

Contact Info: What we do Programs of socially useful research Engagement: Work with community partners Research: meet community needs Funding: co-funding for some research Cross-disciplinary: Find right expertise within the university to support research Link theory to practice Link practice to theory

Contact Info: How we work Work closely with partner organisations Specialise in applied research Action Learning Cross-disciplinary Complex Evaluations Multiple methods Inter-agency/Multiple partners/ stakeholders

Contact Info: Some Current Projects Wanslea - Lotterywest Grant Supporting Children and Young People of Foster Carers, Wanslea Family Services WA: Indigenous Justice Programs, Australian Government: Attorney General’s Department Evaluation of Community and Night Patrols (In conjunction with Sellenger Research Centre and the University of New England). Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Australian Youth Work Education: Curriculum Renewal and a Model for Sustainability for Niche Professions,

Contact Info: Some Previous Projects Investigating the social welfare indicators of regional art centres; a pilot study, for the Department of Indigenous Affairs with support from Edith Cowan University Office of Research and Innovation City of Stirling –Evaluation of Reel Connections Program Disability Services Commission –Evaluation

Contact Info: Types of funding Commissioned research Tendered research Funded by a third party Funded in partnership with ECU Funded in partnership with the Australian Research Council

Contact Info: Join us Community partners: Share your ideas with us Academic staff: Share your expertise with us

Contact Info: Thank you Any Questions?