The article focuses on the change agent's possible interventions in efforts to ameliorate conditions in poverty-stricken communities, discussing his power role in three different models of social intervention: the service model, the community organization model, and the training model. The agent is urged to examine his own motives constantly. (AJ)

Presents a case study of participatory evaluation which suggests an evaluation method which not only provides meaningful data for decision makers but also provides important feedback to the community. Shows the steps leading to self-evaluation workshops and reviews the evaluation methods that were utilized. (Author/CT)

An extension of an earlier study, this report begins by discussing attitude and behavior profiles of persons affiliated with the Community Action Program (CAP). Education, age, income, and other survey data on the poor and their leaders are analyzed to determine the possible impact of the CAP experience on their attitudes. Using reports from…