{"product_id":"partnership-and-participation-isbn-9780471720317","title":"Partnership and Participation","description":"The past two decades have seen an increase in the number oforganisations working together in multiagency settings andincreased calls for partnership and participation in organisationaland public life. Models for this kind of working arrangement rangefrom contracting out and joint planning, through to more formalarrangements such as setting up a joint agency. How to make thesearrangements effective in developing policy and aidingdecision-making can, however, be problematic. To make themultiagency setting work, organisations must manage diversity,resolve conflict and promote collaboration. The processes foreffective decision-making in multiagency settings form the centralconcern of this book. Group processes must become moreparticipatory, democratic and empowering. Illustrated with casestudies drawn from the US, Africa, Asia, Latin America, as well asthe UK and Europe, the book surveys the range of multiagencysettings, explores the mechanisms and processes for multiagencywork, and reviews a range of processes and tools that have shownthemselves to be effective. Partnership \u0026amp; Participation offersno guaranteed answers, but provides a useful framework andstimulating guidelines for those facing the many questions that areraised by working in a multiagency setting. MULTIAGENCY WORKING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the Multiagency Setting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Models of Multiagency Working.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Methods Used in Multiagency Settings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCING PANDA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pragmatic Pluralism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pluralism in the 'Nature' of the Client.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pluralism in the Use of Specific Methods\/Techniques.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modes of Representation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pluralism in the Facilitation Process.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PANDA IN ACTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using the PANDA Framework for Planning Process.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Studies Using PANDA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Taket\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Health \u0026amp; Social Sciences, South Bank University, London. Has over 18 years experience in OR and Health Services Researchand has over 100 publications. She has worked as advisor to WHO, ODA and the British Council. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeroy White\u003c\/strong\u003e, Principal Lecturer in Primary \u0026amp; Community Care Reearch, Faculty of Health \u0026amp; Social Sciences, South Bank University, London. Has over 10 years experience in OR in both the UK and developing countries. He has over 30 publications.\u003cbr\u003eLeroy White \u0026amp; Ann Taket contributed 'Critiquing Multimethodology as Metamethodology: Working Towards Pragmatic Pluralism' to the Wiley book 'Multimethodology', edited by John Mingers and Tony Gill.   The past two decades have seen an increase in the number of organisations working together in multiagency settings and increased calls for partnership and participation in organisational and public life. Models for this kind of working arrangement range from contracting out and joint planning, through to more formal arrangements such as setting up a joint agency. How to make these arrangements effective in developing policy and aiding decision-making can, however, be problematic. To make the multiagency setting work, organisations must manage diversity, resolve conflict and promote collaboration. The processes for effective decision-making in multiagency settings form the central concern of this book. Group processes must become more participatory, democratic and empowering. Illustrated with case studies drawn from the US, Africa, Asia, Latin America, as well as the UK and Europe, the book surveys the range of multiagency settings, explores the mechanisms and processes for multiagency work, and reviews a range of processes and tools that have shown themselves to be effective. Partnership \u0026amp; Participation offers no guaranteed answers, but provides a useful framework and stimulating guidelines for those facing the many questions that are raised by working in a multiagency setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989752594661,"sku":"NP9780471720317","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471720317.jpg?v=1761785355","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/partnership-and-participation-isbn-9780471720317","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}