Scottish Government

Nicola Smith and Natalie Branosky
Centre for Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion
John H. McKendrick and Gill Scott
Scottish Poverty Information Unit

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CONTENTS

SUMMARY

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION: TOWARDS AN EVALUATION OF CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP ( CTOG)
AIMS OF THIS REPORT

CHAPTER TWO: DATA SOURCES TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE CTOG TARGETS, OBJECTIVES AND AIMS
OVERVIEW
CONTEXT
MONITORING OF CTOG TARGETS
DATA AVAILABILITY FOR CTOG OBJECTIVES
DATA AVAILABILITY FOR CTOG AIMS
SUMMARY

CHAPTER THREE: INTERVIEWS WITH KEY INFORMANTS
OVERVIEW
CTOG TARGET WORK PROGRAMME
CTOG TARGET MONITORING
CTOG TARGETS, OBJECTIVES AND AIMS
SUMMARY

CHAPTER FOUR: DESIGN OF SYNTHESIS REPORT
OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVES OF SYNTHESIS REPORT
KEY ISSUES
DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
DATA FOR SYNTHESIS REPORT
SUMMARY

CHAPTER FIVE: PROPOSALS FOR THE SUMMARY EVALUATION OF CTOG
OVERVIEW
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
EVALUATION OF CTOG AS A POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
EVALUATION OF CTOG OBJECTIVES
CTOG AS A PROCESS
SUMMARY

CHAPTER SIX: CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION
OVERVIEW
CONSULTATION AND PARTNERSHIP IN CTOG EVALUATION
SUMMARY

ANNEX 1: RESEARCH DESIGN
OVERVIEW
MAPPING DATASETS
KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
SUPPLEMENTARY DESKTOP RESEARCH

ANNEX 2: FURTHER DETAIL ON TARGET MONITORING
ANNEX 3: DATA SOURCES FOR EVALUATING CTOG OBJECTIVES
ANNEX 4: DATA AVAILABILITY FOR CTOG AIMS
ANNEX 5: TARGET OWNER TOPIC GUIDE
ANNEX 6: DATA SOURCE METHODOLOGY

Acknowledgements

Colleagues at CESI supported the authors of this report. Kelsey Froehlich assisted by arranging the key informant interviews and arranging for transcription; Paul Bivand, Bee Brooke and Kelsey Froehlich supported a systematic appraisal of national surveys in Scotland which pertained to CtOG.

The support and constructive criticism of the Advisory Team from The Scottish Executive has been most helpful. The assistance of Julieanne Murphy ( ASD, Social Inclusion Research, Development Department) and Neil Langhorn (Social Inclusion Division) has been particularly welcome.

Finally, the authors would like to extend grateful thanks to the Target Owners and other key staff who participated in the key informant interviews.

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.