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Anyone working, or planning to work, as an advocate for people dealing with public services will want to read this book. Based on the experience of advocates and using case studies based on real practice issues, the accessible style of Speaking to Power will make it an enjoyable read for professionals, students and lay people alike.

Social advocacy. --- Advocacy, Social --- Social service advocacy --- Social work advocacy --- Social service --- Social service.

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Most professionals working in health or social care will be required to act as advocates as part of their work. A social worker or community nurse may need to obtain extra benefits or a particular service for a client; a housing official may need to help a tenant whose benefit has been delayed thus placing them at risk of homelessness; a voluntary body may decide to challenge a statement of special educational needs for a child. This is a practical guide to advocacy skills specifically written for those in the health and social care professions. Neil Bateman examines the function of advocacy w

Social advocacy. --- Patient advocacy. --- Advocacy, Health care --- Advocacy, Patient --- Health care advocacy --- Nonlegal patient advocacy --- Social patient advocacy --- Medical care --- Advance directives (Medical care) --- Patients' associations --- Advocacy, Social --- Social service advocacy --- Social work advocacy --- Social service --- Quality control

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Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak 'for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. This second book in the series explores the idea of rules and standards for advocacy and looks at the advocacy charter. It covers issues such as whether an advocate should share a confidence if they are worried th

Social advocacy. --- People with disabilities --- Self-help techniques. --- Self-change techniques --- Self-directed change --- Life skills --- Psychology, Applied --- Handicapped services --- Advocacy, Social --- Social service advocacy --- Social work advocacy --- Social service --- Services for.

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This is the first book-length treatment of the concepts, designs, methods, and tools needed to conduct effective advocacy and policy change evaluations. By integrating insights from different disciplines, Part I provides a conceptual foundation for navigating advocacy tactics within today's turbulent policy landscape. Part II offers recommendations for developing appropriate evaluation designs and working with unique advocacy and policy change–oriented instruments. Part III turns toward opportunities and challenges in this growing field. In addition to describing actual designs and measures, the chapters includes suggestions for addressing the specific challenges of working in a policy setting, such as a long time horizon for achieving meaningful change. To illuminate and advance this area of evaluation practice, the authors draw on over 30 years of evaluation experience; collective wisdom based on a new, large-scale survey of evaluators in the field; and in-depth case studies on diverse issues—from the environment, to public health, to human rights. Ideal for evaluators, change makers, and funders, this book is the definitive guide to advocacy and policy change evaluation.

Political planning --- Policy sciences --- Social advocacy --- Advocacy, Social --- Social service advocacy --- Social work advocacy --- Social service --- Policy-making --- Policymaking --- Public policy management --- Planning in politics --- Public policy --- Planning --- Politics, Practical --- Public administration --- Evaluation.

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Civil society organizations have risen up the global education agenda since the international community adhered to the 'Education For All' Action Framework in the 'World Education Forum' that was held in Dakar in 2000. With the foundation of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) civil society advocacy has sought to ensure that national governments, donors and international organisations make the necessary efforts to guarantee quality education for all children in the world. This book explores the strategies and actions, as well as the challenges and impact of civil society organizations in the achievement of the 'Education For All' international commitments. It does so by specifically focusing on seven national coalitions affiliated to the GCE. From Africa, to Asia to Latin America the book shows how these coalitions work and manage the differences between their different types of constituencies, explores their varied tactics and strategies, and explains their successes and failures after more than a decade of coordinated action. The book also provides a concise and comprehensive synthesis of findings from the distinct case studies and offers a series of lessons learned that are vital for education practitioners, academics, activists and policy-makers committed to more equitable and relevant education systems around the world.

Teaching --- onderwijs --- Education. --- Education, general. --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Training --- Education --- Education and state. --- Social advocacy. --- Political aspects. --- Advocacy, Social --- Social service advocacy --- Social work advocacy --- Social service --- Education policy --- Educational policy --- State and education --- Social policy --- Endowment of research --- Politics and education --- Government policy