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Tonkens, Evelien; Duyvendak, Jan Willem – Community Development Journal, 2003
In the 1960s-1970s, a paternalistic approach to community development yielded to client self-determination. The 1990s saw the rise of two new forms: liberal neopaternalism, in which interventions are not for individual development but prevention of harm or crime; and caring neopaternalism, in which interventions focus on the quality of existence.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Ideology, Intervention, Self Determination

Donohew, Lewis; Springer, Edward R. – Community Development Journal, 1980
In contrast to the traditional model of diffusion from the top down, an information-seeking model focuses on the individual who is looking for a source to meet an information need. The change agent's role involves organizing the community and assisting in finding information sources. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Development, Decision Making, Diffusion

Oliver, Quintin; And Others – Community Development Journal, 1990
Includes "Community Development in Areas of Political and Social Conflict" (Oliver); "Women and Development in Peru" (Barrig); "Some Reflections on Community Development Experiences in Brazil" (O'Gorman); "Informal Networks for Pre-School Children in a Black Community in South Africa" (Lines); "The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Advocacy, Blacks, Community Development