Transformative Community Practice

Building a Model for Developing Extremely Low Income African-American Communities

Bibliographic Data

ID6076516
AuthorsSandra M O''Donnell, Sandra M O’donnell (Roosevelt University), Sandra M O'Donnell, Sokoni T Karanja (Centers for New Horizons)
Year2000
Volume7
Issue3
Pages67-84
Publication date2000-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j125v07n03_04
OpenAlexW2139896356
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited21

The authors examine how well models and concepts of community practice fit their practice in an extremely low income urban African-American community. They describe the evolution of their agency's response to community disinvestment over the past 30 years. That response has been to create indigenous African-centered organizations that can transform how people see themselves, the community, and their futures. Early childhood education, social services, economic development, and leadership training and organizing are core programs. The authors urge model builders and educators to include the concept of transformation as a community change goal, and to strengthen attention to institution building skills, "cultural work," and capital formation

Agency (philosophy · Business · Community building · Community development · Community education · Community engagement · Community organization · Community organizing · Community practice · Disinvestment · Economic growth · Futures contract · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Community Health and Development · Homelessness and Social Issues · Youth Development and Social Support

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