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Peer reviewedNjoh, Ambe J. – Community Development Journal, 2002
A community water supply project in Cameroon illustrates the following constraints on community participation in development: paternalistic authorities, prescriptive role of the state, selective participation, bias toward "hard" issues, inattention to negative results, group conflicts, gatekeeping, pressure for immediate results,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Planning, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedOkpala, Donatus C. I. – Human Organization, 1980
The paper documents and analyzes the nature of community self-help efforts in rural areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. It notes that community perceptions of development are based on a social and economic yardstick and differ from the prevailing public policy on agricultural development. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Community Planning, Developing Nations
Direct linkJanzen, Rich; Nelson, Geoffrey; Trainor, John; Ochocka, Joanna – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
The purpose of this article is to report on the system-level findings of a longitudinal study of four mental health consumer-run self-help organizations. Quantitative and qualitative data revealed that staff and members of the four Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs) participated actively in system-level activities, including community planning,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs
