To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow: A case study of a Chicago community-based organization focused on health education through school gardens

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Kelli Day ◽  
Megan May Tsupros ◽  
Daniel J. Schober
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
School Gardens ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organization

JAPANTOWN PREPARED AND ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES: CAMPUS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Cheryl Cowan ◽  
Kalyn Mumma ◽  
Johnny Nguyen ◽  
A.J. Faas
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Community Based Organization ◽  
San Jose State University

Abstract Universities and community-based organizations partner to provide benefits to students and to communities where universities are situated. We examine the core elements of a successful partnership in a case study of an ongoing collaboration between San José State University (SJSU) and Japantown Prepared, a community-based organization whose mission is to advance disaster preparedness at the household and community level within San José, California’s, historic Japantown. We demonstrate these core elements of success through a discussion of the development and execution of several projects designed to build capacity within Japantown Prepared and provide real-world experience for Organizational Studies students at SJSU. We conclude that the relationship between SJSU and Japantown Prepared meets the core elements of a successful partnership and provide further suggestions for its continued success.

scholarly journals Enriching qualitative research by engaging peer interviewers: a case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Devotta ◽  
Julia Woodhall-Melnik ◽  
Cheryl Pedersen ◽  
Aklilu Wendaferew ◽  
Tatiana P Dowbor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Community Based Organization ◽  
Positive Capacity ◽  
Quality Of Research

Engaging peer-interviewers in qualitative inquiry is becoming more popular. Yet, there are differing opinions as to whether this practice improves the research process or is prohibitively challenging. Benefits noted in the literature are improved awareness/acceptance of disenfranchised groups, improved quality of research, and increased comfort of participants in the research process. Challenges include larger investment in time and money to hire, train, and support peer-interviewers, and the potential to disrupt peer recovery. We illustrate, through case study, how to engage peer-interviewers, meet potential challenges, and the benefits of such engagement. We draw upon our experience from a qualitative study designed to understand men’s experiences of problem gambling and housing instability. We hired three peers to conduct semi-structured qualitative interviews with 30 men from a community-based organization. We contend, that with appropriate and adequate resources (time, financial investment), peer-interviewing produces a positive, capacity building experience for peer-interviewers, participants and researchers.

The Behavioral-Ecological Model of Intervention with Chicano Gang Delinquents

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Hunsaker
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Model ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Similar Work ◽  
Community Based Organization ◽  
Behavioral Ecological Model ◽  
Behavioral Methods

This paper examines the use of a behavioral-ecological model to diagnose and prescribe interventions for a community problem. The paper is presented as a case study of a community-based organization that used the model in the treatment and prevention of Chicano gang delinquency. Other purposes of this work included a replication and extension of similar work performed in a different environment and with different subjects as well as a test of the generality of behavioral methods to the treatment and prevention of Chicano gang delinquency. In general, all three purposes were accomplished. Some unanticipated outcomes and future directions are discussed.

Insider/Outsider Dilemmas in the Development of an Appalachian Self-Care Health Education Program

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preston L. Schiller ◽  
Allan Steckler ◽  
Leonard Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Southern Appalachia ◽  
Care Health

This case study examines the process whereby a community based self-care health education program was developed and implemented in a poverty-struck coal mining region of southern Appalachia. One of the principle dynamics explored here in depth is the tension between “insiders” (persons who know the area but may not be well versed in program planning, implementation or evaluation) and “outsiders”; persons who may be professionally prepared for mounting programs but are hampered in their ability to adjust to or handle the vicissitudes of an unfamiliar social or cultural situation. Suggestions are advanced as to how this tension might be better managed.

“My life’s blueprint”: publishing critical youth narratives in community-based organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-120
Author(s):  
Crystal Chen Lee ◽  
Nina R. Schoonover
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Writing Project ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Community Based Organization ◽  
Dominant Narratives

Purpose This paper aims to explore how currently underserved young adults engaged in a community-based organization (CBO), Bull City YouthBuild, wrote and published a book together, and how this work impacted them and their communities. Through a critical literacy framework, the research asked: How do students in a community-based writing project demonstrate self-empowerment and agency through narrative writing? Design/methodology/approach This qualitative case study examined the students’ published narratives. The researchers used ethnographic methods in data collection, and the qualitative data analysis approaches were developed through a critical conceptual framework. Findings The students’ narratives expressed self-empowerment and agency in the ways the young adults wrote against a dominant discourse; they wrote about repositioning their lives and redesigning their futures to reveal how they wanted to be externally perceived and to be leaders in their communities. The students expressed how the CBO offered them freedom to write their stories as they found new ways of using their historical and cultural backgrounds to collectively pursue success. Social implications This work offers implications of how CBOs can meet the needs of currently underserved young adults through centering their voices. The authors see the writing process as crucial for student engagement in finding agency and self-empowerment with their words. Originality/value Critical literacy foregrounds the voices of young adults as they push back against dominant narratives and stereotypes. This research hopes to reveal the intersections between CBOs and the communities they serve to develop literacies that are relevant and meaningful to young adults’ lives.

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