Ruth Cross

Reimagining Voluntary Sector Leadership

James Rees, Carol Jacklin-Jarvis, Flossie Caerwynt, Amy Sanders et autres

This interdisciplinary book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to examine this intriguing phenomenon in different political and cultural contexts. Written in an accessible, jargon-free style, it sets state-of-the-art agendas for understanding and strengthening the voluntary sector's influence in place leadership.

The contributions and challenges of feminist place-based leadership: partnership agreements and disagreements

Louise Warwick-Booth, Susan Coan, Ruth Cross

This chapter details a case study of a place-based model of funded feminist leadership in one city, in Northern England. Feminists recognise that traditional and historical models of leadership have often excluded women because economic, social and political power has been male …

State education policies as a critical component of systemic SEL: Roger Weissberg’s vision and continuing impact

Nick Yoder, Caitlin Dermody, Andy Tucker, Ruth Cross et autres

What does it mean to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) across all 50 states? That was the visionary question of Dr. Roger Weissberg when he and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) set out to collaborate with state …

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The contributions and challenges of feminist place-based leadership:

Louise Warwick-Booth, Susan Coan, Ruth Cross

Ten years evaluating voluntary and community sector women-centred support for vulnerable women and girls: what works?

Louise Warwick-Booth, Susan Coan, Ruth Cross

This article draws on a secondary analysis of qualitative data from ten years of evaluation work with gender-specific (women-only) voluntary and community sector (VCS) providers, delivering feminist interventions in support of vulnerable women and girls, with complex needs. This article addresses the …

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Coproducing a Mixed Methods Evaluation to Assess a Menopause Educational Intervention

Louise Warwick-Booth, Ruth Cross, Sarah Thompson

This case study evaluates a community-based education program about menopause for women in a district in northern England. The main evaluation goal was to assess the programme’s impact. To achieve this, the researchers used a mixed methods approach, involving key stakeholders in …

Obstacles to co-producing evaluation knowledge: power, control and voluntary sector dynamics

Louise Warwick-Booth, Ruth Cross, James R. Woodall

Background: Despite literature recognising the huge potential of co-production as a positive approach to evidence creation, there is a dearth of evidence about how co-production principles can problematise knowledge exchange, specifically in evaluation work. Aims: To critically examine three evaluation projects commissioned …

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Towards an Ethical Future in Health Promotion

Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, James R. Woodall

This chapter considers what an ethical future in health promotion might look like. This chapter picks up on the main themes presented in the previous six chapters and has two distinct halves. In the earlier part of the chapter, codes of ethics …

Ethics in Health Promotion Research

Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, James R. Woodall

This chapter discusses ethics as they are related to and applied within health promotion research. Starting with an examination of ethical principles as they apply to research studies, and comparing them to health promotion ethics, the chapter then considers a broad range …

Ethics in Health Promotion Practice

Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, James R. Woodall

This chapter outlines some of the inherent tensions in health promotion practice. The chapter suggests that whilst health promotion is laudable in its attempts to support individual and community health, it can have unintended and unethical side-effects which can be counter-productive. The …

Key Ethical Debates in Health Promotion

Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, James R. Woodall

This chapter discusses some key ethical debates in health promotion. It examines the Nuffield Ladder of Intervention, posing ethical questions related to each stage of the ladder. It explores the nudge theory and choice architecture as mechanisms to enable healthier choices across …

Ethics, Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practice

Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, James R. Woodall

This chapter demonstrates that evaluation is a crucial component to developing evidence-based practice, but highlights ethical tensions concerning the evaluation process. The measures adopted to evaluating success in health promotion interventions are discussed with some ethical issues surrounding the use of long-term …