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Zurcher, Louis A., Jr. – J Appl Behav Sci, 1969
Two discussion papers, commenting on the main article, are included: (1) "Community Action: The Limits of a Developmental Framework by Martin Rein, and (2) "For the Advocate and the Innovator by Franklin M. Zweig.
Descriptors: Committees, Community Action, Development, Models
Peer reviewedKern, Joseph C. – Journal of Community Psychology, 1974
A description of how research and theoretical concepts dealing with poverty-stricken communities were translated into effective social action programs. (EH)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Involvement, Poverty
Peer reviewedBridgeland, William – Urban Life, 1975
Utilizing primarily interview data, one midwestern War on Poverty agency is examined with respect to the alternative, often conflicting ways it was perceived by various types of program participants and interested observers. The relationship of the local agency with the Office of Economic Opportunity is surveyed, reasons for conflict both within…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Organizations, Community Services, Political Issues
Peer reviewedLoney, Martin – Community Development Journal, 1980
This comparison of antipoverty strategies in Britain (Urban Programme) and the United States (War on Poverty) highlights their similar conceptions of the nature of the problem, differences in approach and implementation, and the contrasting political cultures of American community activism and British socialism. (SK)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Action, Community Control, Comparative Analysis
Download full textBooher, David E. – 1971
This bibliography focuses upon the programs which have been proposed as a solution to poverty under the so-called war on poverty. The first section of the bibliography suggests some of the materials which could prove useful as theoretical or methodological guides to an analysis of the "powerlessness" of the poor and the operation of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Action, Community Organizations, Economic Factors
American Home Economics Association, Washington, DC. – 1965
WORK WITH LOW INCOME FAMILIES HAS BEEN PART OF THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF THE AMERICAN HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION (AHEA) SINCE ITS INCEPTION. A NATIONAL WORKSHOP WAS ATTENDED BY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL, TEACHER-EDUCATORS, EXTENSION WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PERSONS WITH RELATED INTERESTS. TEXTS OF THE…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Community Action, Consumer Economics, Disadvantaged Youth
American Freedom from Hunger Foundation, Washington, DC. Young World Development. – 1972
This handbook, suggestive rather than prescriptive, is written for Young World Development and/or similar groups committed to active involvement in community, national, and world improvement. Emphasis is upon organizing high school, college, and adult courses and action programs in the community which will help sensitize participants and make them…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
