Helping Neighbors Help Themselves: A Review and Application of Community Organizing Theory
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Authors
Edwardson, Laura
Issue Date
1998
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
In the following pages, I present an analysis of the neighborhood organizing of
NIBC. I have chosen to highlight the Community Builders program because it is NIBC's
most vital component in this division. Through interviews of NIBC staff and Community
Builders alumni, I assess the program with regard to its personal impact on residents and
its impact at the street, neighborhood, and target level. I also examine the involvement of
outreach staff with Community Builders and resident block projects. The evaluation of
Community Builders and NIBC reveals an agency that operates on several different
levels and implements a variety of organizing methods within the Battle Creek
community. Before addressing this analysis, I describe the methods I employed to gather
data and form conclusions. I will first address literature relevant to NIBC concerning the
levels of governance within an urban area and the various approaches used to organize
within a community. I will reflect back on this literature following the Main Presentation
of Findings to specify NIBC's levels of operation and organizing approaches. Through
the Community Builders analysis and review of community organizing theory, it is
apparent that our neighborhood problems require a multidimensional solution that
addresses resident needs at each level of self-governance within a given area.
Description
iii, 74 p.
Citation
Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.
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