Tara Bengle
Biographic Data
| ID | 4191789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tara Bengle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tara |
| FAMILY NAME | Bengle |
| SIGNATURE | BENGLE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smith Institute for Applied Research, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Integrating participatory action research into graduate geography studies: A tale of two dissertations
Although literature on participatory and action research approaches is increasing, little is published specifically about using such approaches as part of the doctoral dissertation in Geography. The dissertation process and its requirements are different enough from other research endeavors that it is worthwhile focusing specifically on the challenges of conducting a Participatory Action Research (PAR) dissertation and, most importantly, how to n…
Challenges of building community-university partnerships in new poverty landscapes
This article reflects on six years of community–university partnerships (CUPs) between the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP), grassroots organizations, and residents of economically challenged neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. We share lessons learned in participatory planning and community development by comparing experiences in older, urban neighborhoods with those in suburban, “new poverty landscapes.” We highlight neighborhood typology,…
The effectiveness of Habitat for Humanity as a neighborhood stabilization program: The case of Charlotte, North Carolina
Habitat for Humanity has been in operation since 1976 as a popular organization that provides housing to low-income families. In more recent years, the organization has gradually shifted its priorities toward becoming a more holistic neighborhood stabilization program, receiving a large amount of federal funding to help stabilize neighborhoods in the wake of the Great Recession. Very limited research has been done to assess the effectiveness of H…
Integrating popular education into a model of empowerment planning
This research introduces popular education into a neighborhood planning process in a low-income community in Charlotte, NC. Residents and members of a community–university partnership participated in a two-day workshop at the Highlander Education and Research Center in Tennessee and engaged in popular education exercises there to explore neighborhood issues through a lens of structural inequality. Data include interviews, participant observations…
Challenges of building community-university partnerships in new poverty landscapes
This article reflects on six years of community–university partnerships (CUPs) between the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP), grassroots organizations, and residents of economically challenged neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. We share lessons learned in participatory planning and community development by comparing experiences in older, urban neighborhoods with those in suburban, “new poverty landscapes.” We highlight neighborhood typology,…
Integrating participatory action research into graduate geography studies: A tale of two dissertations
Although literature on participatory and action research approaches is increasing, little is published specifically about using such approaches as part of the doctoral dissertation in Geography. The dissertation process and its requirements are different enough from other research endeavors that it is worthwhile focusing specifically on the challenges of conducting a Participatory Action Research (PAR) dissertation and, most importantly, how to n…
The effectiveness of Habitat for Humanity as a neighborhood stabilization program: The case of Charlotte, North Carolina
Habitat for Humanity has been in operation since 1976 as a popular organization that provides housing to low-income families. In more recent years, the organization has gradually shifted its priorities toward becoming a more holistic neighborhood stabilization program, receiving a large amount of federal funding to help stabilize neighborhoods in the wake of the Great Recession. Very limited research has been done to assess the effectiveness of H…
Integrating popular education into a model of empowerment planning
This research introduces popular education into a neighborhood planning process in a low-income community in Charlotte, NC. Residents and members of a community–university partnership participated in a two-day workshop at the Highlander Education and Research Center in Tennessee and engaged in popular education exercises there to explore neighborhood issues through a lens of structural inequality. Data include interviews, participant observations…
Integrating popular education into a model of empowerment planning
This research introduces popular education into a neighborhood planning process in a low-income community in Charlotte, NC. Residents and members of a community–university partnership participated in a two-day workshop at the Highlander Education and Research Center in Tennessee and engaged in popular education exercises there to explore neighborhood issues through a lens of structural inequality. Data include interviews, participant observations…
Challenges of building community-university partnerships in new poverty landscapes
This article reflects on six years of community–university partnerships (CUPs) between the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP), grassroots organizations, and residents of economically challenged neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. We share lessons learned in participatory planning and community development by comparing experiences in older, urban neighborhoods with those in suburban, “new poverty landscapes.” We highlight neighborhood typology,…
The effectiveness of Habitat for Humanity as a neighborhood stabilization program: The case of Charlotte, North Carolina
Habitat for Humanity has been in operation since 1976 as a popular organization that provides housing to low-income families. In more recent years, the organization has gradually shifted its priorities toward becoming a more holistic neighborhood stabilization program, receiving a large amount of federal funding to help stabilize neighborhoods in the wake of the Great Recession. Very limited research has been done to assess the effectiveness of H…
Integrating participatory action research into graduate geography studies: A tale of two dissertations
Although literature on participatory and action research approaches is increasing, little is published specifically about using such approaches as part of the doctoral dissertation in Geography. The dissertation process and its requirements are different enough from other research endeavors that it is worthwhile focusing specifically on the challenges of conducting a Participatory Action Research (PAR) dissertation and, most importantly, how to n…
Political science (4 works) · Action research (3 works) · Citizen journalism (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Participatory action research (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Action (physics (2 works) · Community development (2 works)