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Challenges for public service delivery in rural England

Friday, April 17th, 2009

by Diane Beddoes For people who are disabled or amongst the growing ageing population, accessing services can mean relying on the goodwill and time of friends or neighbours. People who live in urban areas, with public services close by and public transport relatively frequent and wide-ranging, often forget that things can ...

Involving children and young people in research

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

by Nina Mguni As part of a project for Children's Workforce Development Council, we recently reviewed what is being written and talked about on the best ways to conduct research with children and young people. In reviewing reports and other writing, we found that certain issues repeatedly emerged. Understanding these issues can ...

Common values for sustainability

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Work we have done to highlight the values and beliefs of practitioners in the field of sustainable communities could be used to help the UK address the environmental challenges it faces, while maximising overall social results.