Activist Scholar Selected Works of Marilyn Gittell

Name: Activist Scholar Selected Works of Marilyn Gittell
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ISBN: 9781412997621

ISBN-10: 1412997623

ISBN-13: 9781412997621

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ross J. Gittell, Kathe Newman

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Activist Scholar: Selected Works of Marilyn Gittell features seminal writings by Marilyn Gittell, a preface by Sara Miller McCune (Founder and Executive Chairman, SAGE Publications), and part introductions by Ross Gittell, Kathe Newman, Maurice Berube, and Nancy Naples. The part introductions highlight the key areas of research Marilyn Gittell championed and provide insightful context for the articles that follow. In addition to exploring Marilyn Gittell#xE2;#xAC;"s groundbreaking research, this book serves as a bridge to current and future community-based urban research that advances citizen participation and empowerment. Marilyn Gittell was a renowned scholar and social activist. A…

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List price: $76.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/4/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English

Ross Gittell is the James R. Carter Professor at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics. His scholarly focus involves applying economic and management theory to economic development issues. He received his PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University. He is the author of two books,nbsp; Renewing Cities and Community Organizing: Building Social Capital as a Development Strategy ,nbsp;and over 75 academic articles.nbsp;He has published innbsp;anbsp;variety ofnbsp;academic journals, including the New England Economic Review, Economic Development Quarterly, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Regional Studies, National Civic Review, and Journal of…



Preface



Notes on Contributors


Introduction



Acknowledgments



Educational Reform And Citizen Participation Introduction




Prologue and Epilogue From Confrontation at Ocean Hill-Brownsville




Education: The Decentralization-Community Control Controversy




School Reform in New York and Chicago: Revisiting the Ecology of Local Games




The Effect of Geography, Education and Labor Market Segregation on Women's Economic Status in New York State




Community-Based Organizations And Community Organizing Introduction




Chapters 1 and 2 From Limits to Citizen Participation: The Decline of Community Organizations




Expanding Civic Opportunity: Urban Empowerment Zones




Race and Gender in Neighborhood Development Organizations




Community Organizing, Relationships, Collaboration, and Research: Lessons From the Fund for Community Organizing Initiative




Women's Leadership, Social Capital, And Social Change Introduction




Changing Women's Roles in Political Volunteerism and Reform of the City




Activist Women: Conflicting Ideologies




The Gender Gap: Coalescing for Power




Social Capital and Social Change: Women's Community Activism