Toward an understanding of the organizational life course and culture of a community coalition

215 Pages·2003·8.1 MB·English

by  Scott, Sabrina Nichelle

TOWARDANUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEORGANIZATIONALLIFECOURSE
ANDCULTUREOFACOMMUNITYCOALITION
By
SABRINANICHELLESCOTT
ADISSERTATIONPRESENTEDTOTHEGRADUATESCHOOL
OFTHEUNIVERSITYOFFLORIDAINPARTIALFULFILLMENT
OFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEOF
DOCTOROFPHILOSOPHY
UNIVERSITYOFFLORIDA
2003
Copyright2003
by
SabrinaNichelleScott
Thisdissertationisdedicatedtomypaternalgrandmotherandmymaternalgrandmother:
Mrs.RosebudFryerScott
and
Mrs.LillianRuthBlackwell
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Iwanttothankthemembersofmydoctoralcommitteefortheirpatienceand
supportthroughouttheyearsIspentdoingfieldworkandwritingmydissertation. Iam
veryappreciativeofthetimeandcommitmentofmydissertationchair,ProfessorOtto
VonMering. IwanttoespeciallythankDr.ElizabethBriodyforherinterestand
enthusiasminmyresearch,andforhercloseguidanceandfeedbackthroughoutthe
dissertationwritingprocess. IthankProfessorRobertWeilerforhisinsightfulsuggestion
andProfessorPaulDoughtyforhisparticipationonmydissertationcommittee.
Iamverygratefulformyfamilymemberswhoneverfailedtoencourageme. I
knowthatIamveryblessedtohavesupportiverelatives:mymother,Mrs.Odessa
Crawford;brother,Mr.JasonCrawford;greataunt,Mrs.DaisyDeeMercer;aunts,Mrs.
RebeccaRuffin,Mrs.PamelaRose;uncle,Mr.LeslieRose;cousins,Ms.TracyRuffin,
Mrs.AnitaGray,Mr.KhaliqDrew,Mrs.DeniseDrew,Mrs.MartinaSalmon;Mrs.
ConstanceSenior,MissMichelleSenior,andgodmotherMs.LaurelDandridge. Iwant
toespeciallythankmysisterMs.NatalieKriderforherunendingsupport,andmycousin
Ms.LeneeqaJordanforproofreadingseveralchapters. Iwouldhavenevercompleted
thisdissertationwithouttheperpetualprayersandfinancialsupportofmygrandmothers,
Mrs.RosebudFryerScottandMrs.LillianRuthBlackwell.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
page
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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LISTOFTABLES x
LISTOFFIGURES xi
ABSTRACT
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CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
1 1
StatementofProblem 3
PurposeoftheStudy 3
SignificanceoftheStudy 3
DataMethods,DataCollectionandRecording 4
DataAnalysis 5
CDCProgramRequirements 5
DuvalCountyHealthDepartment(DCHD)GrantApplication 7
2 LITERATUREREVIEW 10
DefinitionsofCommunity 10
TheCommunityPsychologyPerspective 11
TheSociologicalPerspective 11
TheHealthEducationPerspective 12
TheAnthropologicalPerspective 12
CommunityStudies 13
CommunityStudiesAsText 14
OtherTheoreticalApproaches 16
TheoreticalIssuesinCommunityStudies 17
CommunityStudiesAsMethod 19
TheCommunityCoalitionStudyApproach 19
AdvantagesofCommunityCoalitions 21
DisadvantagesofCommunityCoalitions 22
AssumptionsofCommunityCoalitions 23
TheCommunityCoalitionDevelopmentModel 25
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3 FIELDEXPERIENCE 29
TheGeographicandDemographicCharacteristicsofJacksonville 29
SiteLocations 31
WhyIWasHiredByDCHD 33
InitialPerceptions 34
PersonalPerceptionsofDCHD'sInsensitivityTowardsTheTargetedService
Areas 35
DiversityIssuesatDCHD 36
AChangeInJobRoles:FromCommunitySpecialistToProcessEvaluator 39
ParticipantObserver:BeingBothAnInsiderAndOutsider 41
Summary 42
4 DATAGENERATIONMETHODOLOGY:ANOVERVIEWOFTECHNIQUE
ANDPROCEDURE 44
Methods 44
EthnographicMethod 44
CommunityStudyMethod 45
DataCollectionandDataRecording 46
FieldNotes 47
CommitteeProfiles 49
OrganizationalRecords 49
DataAnalysis 50
Summary 50
5 THEJACKSONVILLEALLIANCE:ANETHNOGRAPHICCHRONOLOGYOF
THEFIRSTYEAROFACOMMUNITYCOALITIONPROGRAMFORTEEN
PREGANCYPREVENTION 52
FormalStart-UpOfTheJacksonvilleAlliance 53
TheFirstGeneralCoalitionMeetingOfTheJacksonvilleAlliance 54
FormativeAspectsoftheInitialMeeting 55
AnOutlineoftheVisionfortheProspectiveJacksonvilleAlliance 56
TheNeedtoEstablishOrganizationalStructure 58
TheNeedtoBuildCapacityforAction 59
TheNeedtoPlanforAction 60
SalientEventsinRoundOneofSectorCommitteeMeetings 62
JacksonvilleAllianceOverview 63
PurposeofCommittees 64
SectorCommitteeTasksForRoundOneOfCommitteeMeetings 65
MeetingActivity:IdentifyingStrengthsInJacksonville 67
TheSecondGeneralCoalitionMeetingoftheJacksonvilleAlliance 70
JacksonvilleAllianceUpdateandCommitteeAccomplishments 70
FormationoftheJacksonvilleAllianceVisionStatement 70
GuestSpeakerDr.X:CommunitiesWorkingforPrevention 72
ChronologyoftheCDCSiteVisitandSubsequentEvents 74
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RoundTwoofSectorCommitteeMeetings 77
SectorCommitteeTasksforRoundTwoofCommitteeMeetings 77
PrimaryMeetingActivity:IdentifyingBarriersinJacksonville 78
ThirdGeneralCoalitionMeetingoftheJacksonvilleAlliance 80
JacksonvilleAllianceCommitteeUpdate 80
Commonstrengths 80
Commonbarriers 81
JacksonvilleAllianceVisionandMissionStatements 82
Ourvision 82
Ourmission 82
GuestSpeakerDrY:AdolescentPregnancyIssuesandOurCommunity:
LearningtoListentoTeens 82
RoundThreeofSectorCommitteeMeetings 84
CommitteeTasksforRoundThreeofSectorCommitteeMeetings 84
MeetingActivity:IdentifyingSectorCommitteeGoals 84
TheFourthGeneralCoalitionMeetingoftheJacksonvilleAlliance 88
JacksonvilleAllianceCommitteeUpdate 88
JacksonvilleCommunityCouncilInc.'sPresentation 89
GuestSpeakerDr.Z:AdolescentPregnancy:ANewPerspective 90
RoundFourofSectorCommitteeMeetings 91
CommitteeTasksforRoundFourofCommitteeMeetings 91
MeetingActivity:IdentifyingSectorCommitteeObjectives 92
SpecialMeetingoftheTeensCommittee 96
RoundFiveofSectorCommitteeMeetings 99
CommitteeTasksforRoundFiveofSectorCommitteeMeetings 99
MeetingActivity:FinalizingCommitteeGoals,Objectives,andActionPlans..99
SpecialTeensOrientationSession 106
Ourvision 109
Ourmission 109
TheFifthGeneralCoalitionMeetingoftheJacksonvilleAlliance 110
SectorCommitteeReports 110
Theviewofthebusiness/civiccommittee Ill
Theviewoftheeducationcommittee Ill
Theviewofthegovernment/lawcommittee 112
Theviewofthehealthandmedicalcommittee 112
Theviewofthemediacommittee 113
Theviewoftheparentsandcommunitycommittee 113
Theviewofthereligiouscommunitycommittee 114
Theviewofthesocialservicescommittee 114
Theviewoftheteenscommittee 115
FutureDirectionsoftheJacksonvilleAlliance 115
Summary 1lg
DISCUSSION 118
TheCDCPartnershipModelRequiredaParadigmShift 120
FragmentationWithintheJacksonvilleAlliance 125
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Florin'sStage1:Start-upoftheJacksonvilleAlliance 125
Florin'sStage2:TheNeedtoEstablishOrganizationalStructure 127
Florin'sStage3:TheNeedtoBuildCapacityforAction 128
Florin'sStage4:TheNeedtoPlanforAction 130
LackOfPartneringBetweenTheJacksonvilleAllianceAndTheTargeted
Community 133
ReciprocityandCoalescence:FundamentalProcessesToImproveCommunity
CoalitionPartnerships 135
Easytoimplement 139
Moredifficulttoimplement 139
Difficulttoimplement 139
AdditionalFeaturesToImproveCommunityCoalitionPartnerships 140
AProposalforanAlternativeModelofCoalitionDevelopment 140
7 CONCLUSIONS 148
SummaryandConclusions 148
Conclusion#1 149
Conclusion#2 150
Recommendation#1 151
Recommendation#2 151
Recommendation#3 152
Recommendation#4 152
ProposedAreasForFutureResearch 152
APPENDIX
A DOCUMENTATIONINSTRUMENT 154
B COMPLETEDDOCUMENTATIONINSTRUMENT 157
C SECTORCOMMITTEEPROFILE 161
D TYPESOFDATACOLLECTED 180
E SAMPLEOFMEETINGMATERIALS 190
LISTOFREFERENCES 193
BIOGRAPHICALSKETCH 200
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LISTOFTABLES
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1-1. StagesandTasksofCoalitionDevelopment 28
4-1. DataCollectionMethodsforTypesofMeetings12/95-9/96 48
5-1. MeetingAttendance 62
5-2. PurposeofCommittees 66
5-3. CommitteeTasks 67
5-4. PrimaryGoalsandObjectivesofSectorCommittees 102
6-1. ThePartnershipParadigmShift 122
6-2. ComparisonofTwoModelsofCoalitionDevelopment 141
6-3. ReciprocityandCoalescenceModelofCoalitionDevelopment 144
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