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Models and Tactics Taught in Community Organization Courses: Findings from a Survey of Practice Instructors [electronic resource] /

by Hardina, Donna.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleDescription: pp. 5-18.Subject(s): Community organizing, survey, practice instructors, social actionOnline resources: Click here to access full-text article In: Journal of community practice 2000, Vol. 7, No. 1Summary: Little has been published about instructional methods for teaching community organization practice. The author reports data collected from a survey of ACOSA members who teach community practice courses. Respondents were most likely to report that social action was the model of practice discussed in class. Greater than one-third of the respondents expressed a personal preference for this model. Strategies taught in the classroom included collaboration, campaign, and confrontation. Respondents were most likely to express a personal preference for collaboration and least likely to prefer confrontation.
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Little has been published about instructional methods for teaching community organization practice. The author reports data collected from a survey of ACOSA members who teach community practice courses. Respondents were most likely to report that social action was the model of practice discussed in class. Greater than one-third of the respondents expressed a personal preference for this model. Strategies taught in the classroom included collaboration, campaign, and confrontation. Respondents were most likely to express a personal preference for collaboration and least likely to prefer confrontation.

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