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This "recipe-oriented" collection for community practitioners in the social services is a companion title to Strategies of Community Organization, and was previously titled Tactics and Techniques of Community Practice in its second edition. Papers are divided into sections on assessment, option selection, administration, evaluation, and dilemmas of practice, with sections on work guides and implementation new to this third edition; and discuss issues such as ethnic sensitivity and how to use and present community data. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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• Preface to the Fourth Edition(p. xv)
• Part 1. Overview of Tactics
• Introduction(p. 3)
• 1. The Shelter in Limbo(p. 7)
• 2. The Great Flood of 1993: Response and Recovery in Five Communities(p. 18)
• 3. Perspectives on Neighborhood and Community: A Review of the Literature(p. 34)
• 4. The Revitalization of Community Practice: Characteristics, Competencies, and Curricula for Community-Based Services(p. 56)
• 5. Experiences of Women Activists: Implications for Community Organizing Theory and Practice(p. 75)
• 6. Selecting Appropriate Tactics(p. 85)
• Part 2. Assessment
• Introduction(p. 103)
• 7. Need Identification and Program Planning in the Community Context(p. 105)
• 8. Conceptual Framework of Coalitions in an Organizational Context(p. 130)
• 9. Ethnic-Sensitive Practice with Families(p. 140)
• 10. Know Yourself: A Key to Better Organizing(p. 150)
• Part 3. Option Develoment and Decision Making
• Introduction(p. 159)
• 11. Value Conflicts and Decision Making: Analysis and Resolution(p. 161)
• 12. An Option Assessment Framework for Organizing in Emerging Minority Communities(p. 169)
• 13. Managing Dynamic Tensions(p. 178)
• 14. The Effective Meeting: How to Achieve High-Quality Decisions(p. 183)
• Part 4. Mobilizing, Planning, and Developing
• Introduction(p. 201)
• 15. Women, Community, and Organizing(p. 204)
• 16. For a Democratic Revolution: The Grass-Roots Perspective(p. 220)
• 17. An Investigation of Religious Support of Public and Private Agencies in One Community in an Era of Retrenchment(p. 229)
• 18. Social Planning: A Child Welfare Exemplar(p. 243)
• 19. Organizing with People of Color: A Perspective(p. 254)
• Part 5. Evaluation and Change
• Introduction(p. 273)
• 20. Alternative Frameworks for Program Evaluation(p. 277)
• 21. The Nitty Gritty of Program Evaluation: A Practical Guide(p. 289)
• 22. The Politics of Program Evaluation(p. 302)
• 23. Promoting Research on Community Practice: Using Single-System Designs(p. 316)
• 24. How to Use and Present Community Data(p. 327)
• 25. Troubleshooting Guide for Research and Evaluation(p. 339)
• 26. Index of Dissimilarity and the Professional Unit Method of Analysis(p. 350)
• 27. Core Concepts for Community Change(p. 354)
• 28. On-Site Analysis: A Practical Approach to Organizational Change(p. 366)
• 29. Use of the Internet for Community Practice: A Delphi Study(p. 375)
• Part 6. Administration and Management
• Introduction(p. 393)
• 30. The Human Service Executive(p. 395)
• 31. Policy Management in the Social Agency(p. 410)
• 32. The Role of the Board in the Planning Process(p. 414)
• 33. Women's Ways and Effective Management(p. 428)
• 34. Black Public Administrators and Opposing Expectations(p. 436)
• 35. Effective Second-Story Bureaucrats: Mastering the Paradox of Diversity(p. 443)
• 36. Transforming Human Services Organizations Through Empowerment of Staff(p. 453)
• 37. The YWCA Women's Advocacy Program: A Case Study of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services(p. 464)
• 38. Governing Design: The Management of Social Systems and Ecosystems Management(p. 479)
• Appendix Internet Resources(p. 509)
• Name Index(p. 511)
• Subject Index(p. 521)