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dc.contributor.authorGray, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorSaggers, S.
dc.contributor.authorDrandich, M.
dc.contributor.authorWallam, D.
dc.contributor.authorPlowright, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:26:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:26:48Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:20:58Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.identifier.citationGray, D. and Saggers, S. and Drandich, M. and Wallam, D. and Plowright, P.. 1995. Evaluating government health and substance abuse programs for indigenous peoples: a comparative review. Australian Journal of Public Health 19 (6): 567-572.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21701
dc.description.abstract

Most health and substance abuse programs for indigenous peoples in Australia are funded by the government. Over the past decade there have been calls for greater accountability in the conduct of these programs. Initial attempts focussed on the development of standardised performance indicators, an approach that has been criticised on both political and methodological grounds. Recently, some government agencies have sought to identify culturally appropriate models for the evaluation of programs for indigenous peoples. In a comparative review of the evaluation of indigenous programs in Australia and Canada, conducted for the Western Australian Aboriginal Affairs Department, the authors were not able to identify and generally applicable models. However,this literature review and our own research and experience in working with Aboriginal community organisations have identified some principles that should be an essential part of any attempts to evaluate health and substance abuse programs for indigenous peoples. Underlying these principles is the realisation that evaluation is not a politically or ideologically neutral activity.Theoretical and methodological considerations of the evaluation process must take into account the very real differences between the agenda of indigenous peoples and those who seek to evaluate programs for them.

dc.subjectalcohol - substance use - evaluation - Aboriginal
dc.titleEvaluating government health and substance abuse programs for indigenous peoples: a comparative review
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume19
dcterms.source.number6
dcterms.source.startPage567
dcterms.source.endPage572
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Journal of Public Health
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This article originally published in Australian Journal of Public Health 1995 19(6) pp.567-572

curtin.identifierEPR-130
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyNational Drug Research Institute


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