title: Differential effects of strategic planning on community change in two urban neighborhood coalitions.
abstract: Community coalitions represent a promising approach for addressing the interrelated and multiply- determined issues affecting urban neighborhoods of concentrated poverty. The literature suggests a number of community processes that may affect coalition efforts to change and improve communities. This study uses an interrupted time-series design to examine the effects of a strategic planning intervention on community change in two urban neighborhoods in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Results showed that strategic planning was associated with increased rates of community change in the two urban neighborhood coalitions. Under appropriate conditions, such as the presence of consistent leadership, strategic planning may be a particularly effective mechanism for stimulating community change and addressing locally-determined goals in urban neighborhoods.
authors.affiliation: Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, 4082 Dole Center, Lawrence, KS, USA 66045-7555. jomellaw@ku.edu
authors.forename: Jomella
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watson-Thompson
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: Jerry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008923:Missouri; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011204:Poverty Areas; D016730:Program Development; D012922:Social Change; D012939:Social Planning