Manchester Metropolitan University

This book is part of the Empowering Youth and Community Work Practice series written specifically to support students on youth and community work degrees. Active Citizenship and Community Learning explores the role of the worker in facilitating participation, learning and active engagement within communities. Focusing on recent government initiatives to strengthen citizen and community engagement, it provides guidance, frameworks and activities to help in work with community members, either as different types of volunteers, or as part of self help groups, and sets community work as an educational process. The book also highlights dilemmas arising from possible interventions and gives strategies for reflective, effective practice. Packed full of activities and case studies, this book will be invaluable to anyone studying or practicing in the field of youth and community work.

Here We Stand - Inquiry into Local Activism and Dissent Final Report (full version) By Penny Waterhouse and Matthew Scott

Here We Stand - Inquiry into Local Activism and Dissent Executive summary 2013 By Penny Waterhouse and Matthew Scott

Surviving, Thriving or Dying - Resilience and small community groups in the North West of England: Project Summary (Eve Davidson, Dr. Carol Packham)

Surviving, Thriving or Dying - Resilience and small community groups in the North West of England: Project Document (Eve Davidson, Dr. Carol Packham)

Aspirations and Engagement - strategies for working with Young Black Men – Erica Davis, Diane Watt and Carol Packham (ESRC funded) MMU publications

Community Pride: Need, Opportunity, Impact (May 2011)

A report by the Community Audit and Evaluation Centre (CAEC)

'Was it worth it?' Towpath Final Report
Research report on the Project Towpath Community Grants initiative by the 'Taking Part' Capacity Building Cluster
Jamie Arrowsmith and Carol Packham Oct 2010

'Was it worth it?' Towpath Executive Summary
Executive Summary for the above Nov 2010

Seeing the Difference - measuring the impact of small community organisations

More Than Measurement - assessing quality through reflection in faith-based social action.

More Than Measurement - executive Summary from the above.

Empowering citizens - Realising service user involvement in UK Third Sector organisations through accountability principles in self-regulation initiatives.

Evaluating the Impact of Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations on Community Cohesion

What makes hosting relationships work?

Free Radicals - Youth-led political organising in the UK: lessons, challenges and prospects

Taking Part Case Study: Stream Arts

This book is a result of our experiences running the JNREAT project. JNREAT was based at the JNR8 Youth & Community Centre in Whalley Range, Manchester, culturally a diverse area with many people of African Caribbean and Asian origin, each with their own distinctive food heritage. This pilot scheme was funded by Central Manchester Primary Care Trust and devised with support from the Community Audit and Evaluation Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University. It details how young people in inner-city Manchester were motivated to explore food related activities and gives practical advice on running suitable sessions.