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Peer reviewedEwert, D. Merrill; Eberts, Paul R. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1993
Results of a survey of 1,230 workers in intercultural programs conducted by Christian agencies showed that those with an assistentialist approach believe individual failures cause poverty and define development as external intervention. Those with a facilitory approach view development as a transformative process through which people can solve…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Christianity, Community Development
Peer reviewedBerryhill, Joseph; Linney, Jean Ann – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2000
In a community experiencing racial tensions between African American and Hispanic residents, a community organization was created to empower residents to achieve overarching community goals. Low participation, differences in levels and views of empowerment, and lack of efficacy were encountered, illustrating the difficulty of applying theory to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Empowerment, Ethnic Relations
