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ABSTRACT
The divergent and complex nature of the Australian community broadcasting sector complicates any attempt to measure its social impact, as does the general lack of consensus within academic debates on how best to measure, record, and demonstrate the sector’s long-term effects (Jallov 2005). This article focuses specifically on the use of participatory monitoring and evaluation processes as a method for determining the social impact of community radio projects. It draws its findings from a pilot research project that involved the production of a radio series, produced by young people from refugee backgrounds living in Adelaide, South Australia, to investigate how community radio can positively contribute to resettlement experiences. This paper does not report on the findings of the research project itself but rather provides insight into how a bottom-up and inside-out approach, embedded within a participatory action research methodology, can be useful for developing key indicators by which the success of such projects can be measured.
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Heather Anderson
Heather Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of South Australia. She has been involved in community broadcasting since the early 1990s and her research interests focus on the empowering nature of alternative media.
Shepard Masocha
Shepard Masocha is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, based at the Magill Campus. He came to UniSA in 2014, having previously held a lectureship in social work at the University of Kent, England. Prior to this, he worked as a practitioner in child protection and Looked After Children teams in Scotland, England and Wales.