The Search for Community Leaders: A Re‐examination of the Reputational Technique*

Preston, James D.

doi:10.1111/j.1475-682x.1969.tb00938.x

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“…8 Based upon 6 There is no concensus regarding the degree to which these three strategies tap community power. For example, several efforts have found these methods tend to "overlap" (e.g., French, 1969;Presthus, 1964;Preston, 1969aPreston, , 1969b while other studies have found that using different approaches results in defining different structures (e.g., Polsby, 1963;Agger et al, 1964;Fox, 1969Fox, , 1971Curtis and Petras, 1970). 7 Data were also collected on decision making activity associated with other local development efforts as well as on local decision making in general.…”

Section: Journal Of the Community Development Societymentioning

confidence: 96%

Community development and images of influence structures: Some conceptual and methodological considerations

Deseran¹

1980

Journal of the Community Development Society

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A theoretical framework is presented which links structural and subjective aspects of community development. It is argued that while past analyses of local decision making processes have been valuable, the methods used may not have been appropriate to obtain valid data relative to the subjective worlds of community actors. A methodological strategy using a cognitive mapping procedure is suggested and demonstrated to be potentially useful for community development research. INTRODUCTIONAcademicians and practitioners are well acquainted with the conceptual ambiguities and methodological problems associated with community development. Assembling the seemingly disparate ideas and suggestions under a "conceptual umbrella," although an admirable goal, remains an illusive ideal. However, those theoretical perspectives and research areas which promise to illuminate important aspects of community development processes should be actively pursued. The purpose of this paper is to propose a research strategy which merges theory and methods in regard to a particular focus of community research: community power and decision making. It will be argued that while conceptualizations of local

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Section: Journal Of the Community Development Societymentioning

confidence: 96%