Community Assessment Scales

The State of the Art

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ID11344450
AuthorsJohn F Else (Western Michigan University, corresponding author), Samuel E Walker (0000-0001-6786-8670, University of Nebraska at Omaha)
Year1978
Volume5
Issue3
Publication date1978-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096
PublisherWMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15453/0191-5096.1283
OpenAlexW33572036
LanguageEN
References cited6

Community development activities are founded on the assumption that citizens have some concept of a "good community" toward which they want to move. Attention needs to be given to how community developers can determine citizen values and attitudes about the type of community that they want. Community assessment scales (CAS's) have been used as one means of measuring community attitudes and desires. This paper explores the state of the art of the development and use of CAS's. The conclusions are that there has been only minimal use of CAS's and that there are many conceptual and methodological problems with the existing scales. It is suggested that CAS's, if properly designed, could be useful and practical tools for community development

Community building · Community development · Community organization · Community psychology · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Community Development and Social Impact · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Law · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology

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