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02341cam a2200337 a 4500 001 8502FA1C82A911DE820800E8A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20150520012456 008 081208s2009 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008050990 020 $a 078644312X (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786443123 (softcover : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d UKM $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a lcac 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HM746 $b .L37 2009 082 00 $a 361.80973 $2 22 100 1 $a Lasker, Roz Diane. 245 1 $a Engaging the community in decision making : $b case studies tracking participation, voice and influence / $c Roz Diane Lasker and John A. Guidry. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Company, $c c2009. 300 $a vii, 239 p. : $b ill. ; $c 26 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : Are we actually doing what we want to be doing? -- Community voices against violence in Cass Lake, Minnesota -- Housing for single mothers in Humboldt Park, Chicago -- A "poor man's bank" in the Southeast Oklahoma Enterprise Community -- A workforce alliance minigrant program in the Mississippi Delta -- The community leadership team of Story County, Iowa -- Developing a professionalization curriculum in the Mississippi Delta -- Revitalizing Cass Lake, Minnesota -- Community centers in southeastern Oklahoma -- The incorporation of beyond welfare in Ames, Iowa -- Saving a mural in Humboldt Park, Chicago -- The pathway of ideas -- Realizing the promise of community participation. 520 $a "This book summarizes how five community partnerships, working with a team of researchers, attempted to answer these critical questions by looking at influence directly. The book should be helpful to readers involved in any form of active community participation, from participatory research to civic engagement, deliberative democracy, and community initiatives"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Group decision making $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Political participation $z United States $v Case studies. 700 1 $a Guidry, John A. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824083548.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8502FA1C82A911DE820800E8A7D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search