Final Report: Strengthening Community Research in Remote Service Delivery at Ntaria
Final Report: Strengthening Community Research in Remote Service Delivery at Ntaria Report
A report produced for the Australian Government by Ninti One Limited
- Author(s): Lovell, J, Armstrong, AM, Inkamala, M, Lechleitner, A, Fisher, S
- Published: 2012
- Publisher: Ninti One Ltd
Abstract: This final project report summarises two research cycles of Participatory Action Research (PAR) undertaken by a local community research team at Ntaria. Strengthening Community Research in Remote Service Delivery at Ntaria was managed and facilitated by Ninti One at the request of the Office for Indigenous Coordination Group )ICG), formerly Indigenous Policy Engagement Group (IPEG), FaHCSIA and at the invitation of Wurla Nyinta, the Ntaria Local Reference Group (LRG). Two research topics formed this project, the first of which had two research cycles: 1. Topic: Safe driving at Ntaria · Research cycle 1.1: Survey – Safe driving survey at Ntaria (May 2011) (reported in Lovell et al. 2011). · Research cycle 1.2: Focus groups and photo elicitation – Vehicle Safety Focus groups (August and September 2011) (Reported in Lovell et al. 2012). 2. Topic: Wurla Nyinta Community Perception Survey (September–November 2011) (Reported in Lovell et al. 2012). The formal objectives of the project were described in the Official Order for Ntaria as: To learn by doing an action research process that will support and build research knowledge, skills and competencies in Ntaria through individuals who will become identified community researchers, including: · A group of three to six Aboriginal people to be selected to become community researchers at Ntaria through a suitable process to be agreed by the community · Research training, supervision, support and mentoring for the selected community researchers through a combination of formal workshops to be held in Alice Springs, the community and ongoing guidance and on-the-job support · Participation in a program of research that enables strategic contributions to be made by community representatives to the implementation of Local Implementation Plans (LIPs) and future capacity to contribute to monitoring and evaluation. In this document, we report that the project has achieved the required outcomes in line with the contracted objectives, milestones and outputs. We illustrate the way that the project has engaged local community members in participatory action learning and research. The results include building the capacity of individual researchers and of the local community and local reference group to engage with the Remote Service Delivery National Partnership Agreement (RSD NPA) through addressing actions and making recommendations aligned with the Ntaria LIP.
- Urls: http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/Ntaria_FaHCSIA_ProjectReportFinal.pdf
- Publisher Location: Alice Springs