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 Wired
Up Communities Evaluation
Leeds Metropolitan University, Policy
Research Institute (PRI) evaluated
the Wired Up Communities Programme
(WuC) for DfES and produced a Good
Practice guide. The evaluation included
surveys with individual beneficiaries
using structured questionnaires and
targeted qualitative research with
sections of the local community particularly
at risk from exclusion.
The evaluation explored key issues
such as:
Access - How effective
has WuC been in improving access to
the Internet by the community?
Learning - How effective
have projects been in improving individuals
ICT skills and promoting other learning
by adults and children?
Employment Prospects
- How effective have projects been
in improving the employment prospects
of individuals?
Social Cohesion - How
effective have projects been in helping
individuals use new technologies to
develop/enhance community operating
capacity and mutual support?
Education - How effective
have projects been in supporting delivery
of the national curriculum?
Download
the final LMU report to DfES from
January 2003, plus the
case study of each of the seven
pilot projects.
Download the LMU good
practice guide.
For more information on the research
programme, contact David
Devins of the Policy Research
Institute, LMU.
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Halcyon
Consultants
In August 2001, Halcyon
Consultants was commissioned by
DfES to conduct interviews with all
seven WuC project managers to look
at the practicalities and logistics
of setting up and running a WuC project.
A questionnaire was developed by Research
and Innovation Services and designed
to highlight the practical issues
facing project managers. Much of the
research material gathered is reflected
in the Practitioners' Toolkit.
From the September 2001 interviews,
Halcyon Consultants produced a report
in November and a presentation based
on this report was made to the November
2001 Wired up Communities conference.
In January 2002, Halcyon Consultants
conducted a second round of interviews,
and again a report
was produced at the end of March 2002
and presented at the April 2002 Wired
up Communities conference.
A final round of interviews with
project managers was completed in
late August and early September 2003,
and the report
is available here.
A report by Halcyon Consultants outlining
the Wired up Communities programme
has been published and is available
for download in pdf by clicking here.
For more information contact Rob
Campbell.
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