The complexity of community participation
Professional perspectives on the definition and inclusion of community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martha Lucia Garcia, Terry Mizrahi (0000-0001-5712-8599), Yossi Korazim-Kőrösy, Yossi Korazim-Kὅrösy |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-428 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15575330.2021.1959361 |
| OpenAlex | W4205514515 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
This paper compares the perspectives of six professions -social workers, lawyers, nurses, physicians, psychologists and public health professionals- on ways to improve the health and social conditions of a prototypical low-income urban community. It examines how the cohort defined and deliberated on the process of involving "the community" in addressing issues facing a hypothetical neighborhood, even when the question was not part of the research guidelines. A framework for constituency participation emerged from the data and was further developed to include 5 components: "who, why, when, ways and what level." The type, level, and meaning of community was complex and multi-faceted, raising critical questions about professional-community relationships and the role of community development practitioners. Ultimately, community participation was identified as both difficult and transformative at the same time. Attention by community practitioners to the "five Ws framework for constituency participation" may maximize positive outcomes for collaboration between professionals and community
Community building · Community development · Community organization · Community psychology · Inclusion (mineral · Meaning (existential · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Social Construction of Community Care
Unpacking 'Participation'
Building Collaborative Capacity in Community Coalitions
Community engagement for policy and systems change
Creating Space for Participation
Education for Interdisciplinary Community Collaboration and Development
Social Workers' Implementation of Client Participation
Community-Based Interdisciplinary Research
What Is Community? An Evidence-Based Definition for Participatory Public Health
A Ladder Of Citizen Participation
Drawing from the well of community participation
Comparative Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Community Collaboration between Academics and Community Practitioners
Interdisciplinary Community Collaboration
From clients to citizens
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |