Developing a pluralist approach to organisational practice and accountability for social service and community organisations

This paper compares the ‘Achieving Better Community Development’ (ABCD) model for organisational practice (Barr & Hashagen 2000) with the organisational practices in New Zealand ‘social development’ approach to social service provision. As a result of this comparison we evaluate whether the ABCD model is a more appropriate framework for evaluating voluntary sector organisations who are informed by community development concepts.

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  • Creator | Kaihanga: Aimers, J and Walker, P.
  • Year of Creation | Tau:
  • Publisher | Kaiwhakaputa: Australasian Third Sector Review
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  • Main Language | Reo Matua: English
  • Submitter's Rights | Nga Tika o te Kaituku: I am the author / creator of this resource