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Direct linkHughey, Joseph; Peterson, N. Andrew; Lowe, John B.; Oprescu, Florin – Health Education & Behavior, 2008
The research reported here tested the factor structure of a measure for sense of community in community organizations, and it evaluated sense of community's potential as an empowering organizational characteristic within an organizational empowerment framework. Randomly selected community organization participants (N = 561) were surveyed as part…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Health Education, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Peterson, N. Andrew; Lowe, John B.; Aquilino, Mary L.; Schneider, John E. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
Empowerment is a social-action process through which people gain greater control, efficacy, and social justice. One way to develop empowerment is through active, meaningful participation in community groups and activities. Social cohesion is an emerging construct that expands the notion of community participation to include elements such as shared…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Empowerment, Community Involvement, Theory Practice Relationship
