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Partnerships Between Community Residents and Professionals: Issues of Power and Social Class Across the Lifespan of Neighbourhood Organizations

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1995

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We describe a qualitative study of four neighbourhood centres jointly created by a sponsoring agency and community members to prevent problems in the lives of children and adults in these neighbourhoods. Individual and focus group interviews with staff, community members, and other agency workers were used to develop an understanding of issues involved at various stages across the lifespan of these settings. Two tensions noted in this process were between community members and professionals from the sponsoring organization and between lower-class and middle-class community members. We discuss the implications of these findings for practice in community development.

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Nous présentons les résultats d'une recherche qualitative portant sur quatre organismes de quartier créés par une agence agissant comme ressource et par les membres de la communauté pour prévenir les problèmes pouvant affecter la vie des enfants et des adultes de ces quartiers. Des entrevues individuelles et des focus groups ont été réalisés auprès du personnel intervenant, les membres de la communaulé, et d'autres travailleurs de l'agence pour comprendre les problèmes rencontrés aux diverses étapes de vie de ces projets. Deux points de tension apparus dans le processus touchent les relations entre les membres de la communauté et les professionnels de l'agence commanditaire et entre les membres de classe inférieure et ceux de classe moyenne. Ces résultats sont examinés quant è leurs implications pour la pratique du développement communautaire.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 14Number 1April 1995
Pages: 61 - 77

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Barbara Derksen
Wilfrid Laurier University
Geoffrey Nelson
Wilfrid Laurier University

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