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Autor/in | Voth, Donald E. |
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Titel | Constituencies, Clients, and Agreement in Rural Development: A Preliminary Statement for Project S-120. [Report No.: USDA-CSRS-S-120 |
Quelle | (1977), (12 Seiten) |
Beigaben | Tabellen |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Tagungsbericht; Agencies; Agency Role; Attitudes; Classification; Comparative Analysis; Criteria; Delivery Systems; Models; Organizations (Groups); Policy Formation; Political Influences; Power Structure; Public Opinion; Research Methodology; Rural Development; Rural Population; Theories Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Auslieferung; Analogiemodell; Politische Betätigung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Öffentliche Meinung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Landbevölkerung; Theory; Theorie |
Abstract | Objective B of the Regional Project Statement for Project S-120 is "to determine perceptions toward development in activities, agency representatives, and clientele affected by organizational and agency activities". This paper addresses Objective B and presents a perspective which "suggests an answer to the inevitable 'so what' question when agency and public's responses are compared". Consideration is given to the "bottom up" and the "top down" perspectives; wherein the primary flow of power, influence, information, resources, etc. is perceived as coming from the bottom or the top. A general frame of reference for classification of publics and for straightforward, practical treatment of comparisons of publics and agencies is presented; wherein, the constituency relates to the agency according to the bottom-up perspective and the clientele relates to the agency according to the top-down perspective. Agencies are classified as public or governmental and private and the nature of constituencies and clientele is distinguished in terms of "federated" and/or "grassroots" publics. Finally, consideration is given to methodological issues and questions (e.g., which components should be included in such a research study, who would serve as the least biased interviewees, and how valid is the business of treating comparisons comparatively). (JC) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |