Conferences

Connecting Policy Research and Practice - the Social Policy Research and Evaluation Conference, Wellington Convention Centre, 29-30 April 2003

The Social Policy Research and Evaluation Conference 2003 has been organised by the Ministry of Social Development.  The aim of the conference is to improve the linkages between government policy advisors, social service providers and social policy researchers and evaluators.

Professor Sally Casswell is an invited keynote speaker and Karen Witten, Jeff Adams, Belinda Borell, Kim Conway and Paul Duignan are also presenting papers under the following themes:

1. Theme: Developing human capabilities - knowledge and skills
Title: Building Evaluation Capacity - the Key to Translating Social Policy Research and Theory into Practice
Presenters: Dr Paul Duignan and Belinda Borell

2. Theme: Social Connectedness Knowledge 
Title: Community Action and Social Connectedness
Presenters: Kim Conway, Maui Te Pou, Kate Abel, Pam Armstrong

3. Theme Social and Cultural Identities -
Title: Quantitative research by and with Maori
Presenter: Helen Moewaka Barnes

4. Theme: Disparities between groups – How to change the picture
Title: Ranui Action Project
Presenters: Karen Witten, Jeff Adams, Di Jennings, Emma Frost, Vi Atatai