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Part VI : AnnexesAnnexe 1: Essential Bibliography 72Sources of information for this bibliographic review on the impact of communityradio are varied; they include a number of books and articles of evaluation ofcommunity radio, but also a few resources on evaluation, which are not specificto community radio, but to communication and to participatory projects andexperiences.The importance of including resources on Participatory Monitoring andEvaluation is to be highlighted, particularly because most evaluations on theimpact of community radio are poor in terms of describing the methodologies thatwere used. Most of the bibliography on evaluation of community radio providesthe results of the research, and little on the research approach that was used.There are many articles and books evaluating community radio stations, andeven more evaluating specific programming that was sponsored by developmentagencies, however we have included here mainly those that, in our view, providebetter insights on the process of evaluation or describe the instruments that wereused. Many studies only look at particular aspects of impact, such as changing ofattitudes towards health or environmental issues, or the spread of informationthrough specific radio programming.The bibliography is organized as a table, that can be listed either by subject, byauthor or by year. Each entry has a brief commentary on its relevance toresearch on impact. When available, we have included a note on the researchmethodology.This compilation has been possible with the contribution from TheCommunication Initiative, and using the database of the Communication forSocial Change Consortium, particularly the Body of Knowledge. Staff at theConsortium researched the web as well as printed resources. Although mostentries are of publications in English, we decided however to include a few inSpanish and French when we thought they were important contributions with noparallel in English.In final analysis, we may conclude by recognizing that the bibliography on impactof community radio seldom develops the methodological aspects, which is why itmay be important to use methods of participatory monitoring and evaluation thathave been developed to assess the impact of communication programmes ingeneral, or even those that are used to evaluate social change in participatoryprocesses. There is a wealth of manuals and handbooks, not specific to72Alfonso Gumucio Dagron. Managing Director, Programmes, Communication for Social ChangeConsortiumAMARC Community Radio Social Impact Assessment 2007 Page 103 of 128