Community-based advocacy – An exploratory study

Authors

  • Paula Crean Community Advocate, has worked in a variety of social and community work roles and has a long-standing interest in advocacy-related issues.
  • Mary Ann Baskerville Formerly a Senior Lecturer at Massey University, now employed as the ANZASW Recertification Coordinator for the North Island. Trustee for the Manawatu Community Wellbeing and Housing Trust.

Keywords:

community advocacy, christchurch, nature of community-based advocacy,

Abstract

The article follows on from a previous review of the literature on community advocacy and reports on research undertaken in Christchurch that explored the nature of community advocacy from the perspective of advocates themselves.

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2022-12-14

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Crean, P., & Baskerville, M. A. (2022). Community-based advocacy – An exploratory study. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 20(1), 32–42. Retrieved from https://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/390

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2008)

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