Research Methods for Community Change: A Project-Based Approach

by Randy R. Stoecker

With an engaging, friendly style and numerous real world examples, author Randy Stoecker shows readers how to use a project-based research model in the community. The four features of the model are diagnosing a community condition;  prescribing an intervention for the condition;  implementing the prescription; and  evaluating its impact.  

Genres: Social Change, Nonfiction, Professional Development

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Joy Strube]

Stoecker makes community based applied research very accessible. He aims to find a middle ground for academics and community development practitioners, but definitely aims more toward the practitioner side of things. This is a very practical and readable resource, though you might want something a bit more technical as a resource to go alongside this.

[Caitlin]

An easy-to-read textbook about integrating research into community work.