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Smith, Willy DeMarcell – Urban League Review, 1979
Highlights steps for carrying out a needs assessment survey research effort in the Black community. Stresses the need for understanding (1) cultural-linguistic and historical factors, (2) the potential or inadvertent role of the researcher, and (3) the obstacles and resistance one may encounter in carrying out the survey and implementing its…
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Needs, Community Study, Needs Assessment
Gordon, Samuel A.; Steele, Robert E. – 1983
The application of the four basic principles of social ecology as a framework for assessing inner city black communities is the focus of this paper. Social ecology is described as a concept that includes variables from both the social and physical environments. Its four basic principles are said to be recognition of the interdependence of roles…
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Study, Cultural Awareness, Data Collection
Wellman, Barry – 1980
Support systems research has expanded its therapeutic horizons beyond the family, often using the concepts and methods of social network analysis. Recent network developments provide useful suggestions for support systems research in the analyses of social ties and social networks, and the implications of large-scale social structure for…
Descriptors: Community Study, Community Support, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics

Salstrom, Paul; And Others – Appalachian Journal, 1990
Five papers examine mountain religion, focusing on Jeff Todd Titon's book, "Powerhouse of God: Speech, Chant, and Song in an Appalachian Baptist Church." Discussants include Paul Salstrom; Deborah Vansau McCauley; Howard Dorgan; Altina Waller; and Charles T. Davis. Titon responds, explaining his views and study of religion. (TES)
Descriptors: Churches, Community Study, Experimenter Characteristics, Religion

Metoyer-Duran, Cheryl – Public Libraries, 1993
Discusses methodological issues in cross-cultural studies of diverse communities, including language problems, data collection and analysis, sample size, and dissemination of findings. A study of the information-seeking behavior of ethnolinguistic gatekeepers in several communities in California is described. Suggestions are given for public…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Study, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences