基本説明
The skills include budgeting, grant writing, information gathering and processing, legislative research, needs assessment, participatory action research, political analysis, and more.
Full Description
This guide promotes the use of analytical skills in community organization practice, including information gathering and processing, legislative research, needs assessment, participatory action research, political analysis, population forecasting and social indicator analysis, power analysis, program development and planning, resource development, budgeting, and grant writing,. These analytical methods, often used in practice but seldom systematically discussed, assist the practitioner in identifying community problems, planning interventions, and conducting evaluations. The text explicates a problem-solving model that identifies concepts and theories underlying practice, methods for problem identification and assessment, and techniques for goal setting, implementation, and evaluation. It features extensive listings of Web sites for community organization practice and is dedicated to the idea that the community organizer, to be truly effective, must be prepared to be an active learner.
Contents
1. Introduction to Community Organization Skills Part 1: Concepts and Theories for Practice 2. Values and Ethics 3. Theoretical Frameworks for Practice 4. Practice Models: Linking Theory with Action 5. Defining Community Part 2: Problem Identification and Assessment 6. Needs Assessment 7. Power Analysis 8. Legislative Analysis 9. Politics: Analyzing Processes and Outcomes Part 3: Goal Setting and Implementation 10. Intervention Planning: Using Strategies and Tactics 11. Planning Programs and Services 12. Resource Development and Grant Writing 13. Fiscal Analysis Part 4: Evaluation 14. Outcome and Process Evaluation 15. Technological Approaches and Techniques: The Implications of the Internet for Community Organization Practice
