Becoming Ecological An Expedition into Community Psychology

Name: Becoming Ecological An Expedition into Community Psychology
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ISBN: 9780195173796

ISBN-10: 0195173791

ISBN-13: 9780195173796

Edition: 2005

Authors: James G. Kelly

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Community psychology emphasizes an ecological approach to mental health by focusing on the individual in the environment and the influences that shape and change behavior. Becoming Ecological brings together the work of James G. Kelly, one of the founders of community psychology and among the field's national leaders. The volume unites thirteen of Kelly's publications from 1968 to 2002 as well as four new essays on current issues in the field: the theory, research, practice, and education of community psychologists. Kelly introduces the work by offering connections between his personal experiences and the topics he chose to focus on throughout his long career. He begins each of the thirteen…

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List price: $86.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 346
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.30" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword



Being Autobiographical: Roots and the Varied Soils for Ecological Inquiry



A Selection of Thirteen Articles With Reflections



Toward an Ecological Conception of Preventive Interventions



Adolescent Boys in High School: A Psychological Study of Coping and Adaptation



Antidotes for Arrogance



Quest for Valid Preventive Interventions



Community as Teacher



Qualities for the Community Psychologist



Tain't What You Do, It's the Way That You Do It



Seven Criteria When Conducting Community-Based Prevention Research: A Research Agenda and Commentary



Generating Social Settings for a Public's Health



A Contextualist Epistemology for Ecological Research



Wellness as an Ecological Enterprise



Contexts and Community Leadership: Inquiry as an Ecological Expedition



The Spirit of Community Psychology



Four Contemporary Essays



Thinking Ecologically



Inquiry as Situated Methods With Processes for Mutual Discovery



Practicing Ecology: Ideas for Community-Based Preventive Programs



Education and Training for an Ecological Perspective


A Summing Up: Some Facets of Interdependence


Afterword: Reflections on the Journey



Bibliography


Index