Wither participation and empowerment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11053373
AutoresRichard H Price (0000-0001-8955-949X, University of Michigan, autor correspondente)
Ano1990
Volume18
Fascículo1
Páginas163-167
Data de publicação1990-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1007/bf00922694
OpenAlexW2064637972
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas13

These articles represent a convergence of community research on participa-tion with theoretical developments onempowerment. As a group, the papers extend conceptual models of empowerment and participation in a variety of ways by identifying indivMual and community perceptions, elements of the physical and social climate, and organizational characteristics as areas of study that broaden and connect he ideas of participation and empower-ment. Theory and researeh on participation and empowerment still lack strong connections to other existing bodies of theory and do not yet focus adequately on the mechanisms by which individual groups and communities may be-come empowered. Empowerment and participation researchers have not yet explicitly acknowledged and explored the tensions that exist between parti-san advocacy and scientific inquiry. These are challenges for the future. This special section of the American Journal of Community Psychology marks a convergence of two interesting developments in the field of com-munity psychology. First, we see the continuing trajectory of research and action projects developed by Wandersman and his colleagues including the

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