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5 steps to ... using community researchers

Nicola Carroll, Regeneration & Renewal, 9 May 2008

1. Be clear why you're doing it. Using volunteer community representatives rather than professional researchers can produce better results on the views of hard-to-reach groups. Using such volunteers should be regarded as a way of enhancing participation, not just a cheap way of gathering data.

"It works best when embedded in a wider community development programme," says Dr Sarah Solway, a principal research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University. 2. Recruit from existing organisations. Atiha Chaudri,...

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