Complexity and hybrid effects in the delivery and evaluation of youth programmes in a remote Indigenous community

Staines, Zoe; Moran, Mark

doi:10.1111/1467-8500.12371

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“…First, the lack of a common agenda will continue to stymy coordinated action and perpetuate ongoing fragmentation. Second, uncoordinated action produces inefficiencies in local communities, causing unequal distribution of resources such that organisations are competing for clients in some areas, while there is a dearth of services in others (Staines & Moran, 2019). As intersectoral action for wholeof-system change remains a pressing priority of governments (Carey & Ayton, 2013), investments and strategic plans that promote intersectoral health partnerships are required to reduce competition and incentivise coordination.…”

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Committed, ambivalent, concealed, or distanced: community organisations’ perceptions of their role in local prevention systems

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Ryder

Hopkins

et al. 2020

Critical Public Health

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Prevention of chronic diseases happens within systems of action across whole communities. In local communities, organisations play important roles that influence health, but many are in non-health sectors where health or 'prevention' is not their main remit. In this paper, we explore how organisations in communities perceive their role as part of a local system of chronic disease prevention. We use interview data from 'Prevention Tracker', an investigation undertaken with Australian communities that aimed to describe how local prevention systems are organised. Four communities participated-one regional, one remote, and two urban. In each, local advisory groups identified key informants for semi-structured interviews (n = 80). We applied the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion as a sensitising framework to categorise responses; and undertook inductive thematic analysis to generate deeper insights into organisations' orientation to prevention. While some respondents clearly recognised and articulated linkages between their organisation's activities and prevention, sometimes drawing from health promotion principles to do so, many did not and were prompted by the interview to consider their contributions. A proportion explicitly distanced themselves from prevention despite their work directly addressing the social determinants that underscore health. For some, this distancing reflects a tactical decision to reduce competition and promote partnership between organisations, and to engage clients. This study demonstrates that diverse organisations make contributions to prevention-often outside of 'core business'-whether or not the organisations themselves realise, relate to and/or self-identify as playing this role.

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Committed, ambivalent, concealed, or distanced: community organisations’ perceptions of their role in local prevention systems

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Ryder

Hopkins

et al. 2020

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“…These NPM approaches combined with the resurfacing of policy guardianship attitudes negatively impacted on those Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities participating in public service delivery. For example, service efficiency is now often prioritised over Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander autonomy (Dwyer et al, 2020), causing competitive tendering between Indigenous and non-indigenous service providers without due consideration for the suitability of service provision in this specific cultural context (Staines and Moran, 2020;Sullivan, 2009). Furthermore, contract terms may prevent funded entities from engaging in political advocacy, which weakens their power to represent community interests (Sullivan, 2009).…”

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We set them up for failure: performativity, corporate reporting and decolonisation

Norris,

Kutubi,

Greenland

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis research aims to examine the performativity of corporate reports as an example of an accounting inscription that can frame the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities and their stakeholders. The framing and overflow effects of these reports have been explored to consider whether they strengthen or undermine the reputation and capability of these community-controlled entities.Design/methodology/approachAligned with actor–network theory and a decolonising research protocol, qualitative interviews were conducted with senior managers and directors of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities and their key stakeholders to explore their experiences of corporate reporting. Additional analysis of these organisations' annual reports was conducted to corroborate key reporting themes.FindingsThis research has identified a dual role for corporate reporting, simultaneously framing performance against an expectation of failure, but with the potential for accounting inscriptions to highlight positive contributions to cultural and community priorities. It also indicates the need for sector specifics within the reporting frameworks and adequate resourcing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities to meet reporting obligations.Practical implicationsThis research makes policy-based recommendations in terms of user-driven and culturally informed performance measures. It also highlights the importance of adequate funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities to carry out meaningful performance evaluations beyond the preparation of financial statements.Originality/valueOne of the few empirical studies to capture the performativity of accounting inscriptions from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities. This sector has received minimal attention within the accounting discipline, despite significantly contributing to community well-being and cultural protection. There is emancipatory potential via policy frameworks that resonate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural beliefs and practices.

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“…Nevertheless, government policies regarding remote unemployment have shifted over the past four decades away from a focus on community development and job creation under the Community Development Employment Projects 2 (CDEP) scheme (1977–2015) and towards an emphasis on the individual as a primary site of intervention under workfare since ∼2007 (Staines, 2017).…”

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Work and wellbeing in remote Australia: Moving beyond punitive ‘workfare’

Staines

2022

Journal of Sociology

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Australia's remote-focused ‘workfare’ program (Community Development Program, CDP) has produced overwhelmingly negative impacts, most of which have been borne by its ∼80% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants. The Australian government has announced that CDP will end in 2023, though a replacement policy/program is not yet decided. Here, I bring three public proposals for replacement policies (wage subsidy, Job Guarantee, Liveable Income Guarantee) into conversation with one another, and compare these to the possibilities offered by a basic income. Drawing on documentary evidence, I discuss potential advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives, asking whether they might improve wellbeing and alleviate the harms experienced under CDP-style workfare.

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Complexity and hybrid effects in the delivery and evaluation of youth programmes in a remote Indigenous community

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Committed, ambivalent, concealed, or distanced: community organisations’ perceptions of their role in local prevention systems

Committed, ambivalent, concealed, or distanced: community organisations’ perceptions of their role in local prevention systems

We set them up for failure: performativity, corporate reporting and decolonisation

Work and wellbeing in remote Australia: Moving beyond punitive ‘workfare’

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