University/community action
An innovative approach to community contracting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042779 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Fullerton (corresponding author), Robert Coiner |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 408-416 |
| Publication date | 1987-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(198707)15:3<408::aid-jcop2290150314>3.0.co;2-8 |
| OpenAlex | W2091186581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The University/Community Action (UCA) program, an undergraduate field education program at the University of Oregon, has developed a placement contracting process with community agencies that achieves a balance of needs between participating agencies, students, and the sponsoring Human Services Department. The experience of the UCA program suggests that agencies will contribute financially to field program maintenance when students are available for agency work 32 hours a week over a 9-month period and university instructors are regularly available for consultation. The specific contracting process includes a careful screening process for reviewing agency applications for students, evaluating student applicants for the program, and matching students with approved placements. This rigorous contracting process has enabled the UCA program to provide opportunities for undergraduate students to learn to initiate developmental systems interventions within their agencies and has resulted in a financially secure, sound educational program.
Action (physics) · Agency (philosophy) · Matching (statistics) · Medical education · Pilot program · Process (computing) · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Engineering · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Medicine · Nursing · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |