Reweaving connections: Evaluation report

Abstract

In August 2018, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) conducted research into three community-based courses facilitated by Community Praxis Co-op (hereby known as Praxis), and resourced and organised by the Sunshine Coast Council (SCC) and Moreton Bay Regional Council. Praxis has been running these courses, organised as a 20-hour long program run over 4-6 workshop sessions, with the aim of enhancing local leadership for community building, for nearly 20 years. The courses have been run in collaboration with councils and communities across South East Queensland and have usually been called Building Better Communities (BBC). However, the SCC used the terminology of Community Connector Workshops. Although Praxis has captured feedback and evaluation internally over these years, this research collaboration is the first extensive look at the courses and their impact