An Assessment of Portland's Prevention Professionals' Preparedness for a Productive Coalition
| dc.contributor.author | Springer, Matt, 1976- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-07-31T17:14:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-07-31T17:14:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-06 | |
| dc.description | Examining committee: Richard Margerum, chair, Jean Stockard, Robert Parker | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Collaborative groups are increasingly used as a medium for intervention with complex social health issues, despite scant systemic empirical research on their impact. With increasing funding being poured into these complex inter-organizational relationships, more information is needed to determine if initiation of coalition efforts is likely to be productive. Through survey analysis, this study seeks to investigate if the community of prevention organizations and professionals in Portland, Oregon is well positioned to benefit from a coalition. Secondarily, this research investigates if commonalities exist amongst individuals who claim to have a positive outlook on a potential coalition. The study concludes that the Portland prevention community is theoretically well prepared to benefit from a coalition, assessed along 11 broad points. This study represents a unique way to assess the preparedness of a specific community of service providers that might be replicable by other groups investigating the feasibility of a coalition approach. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 422739 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/4548 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon | en |
| dc.title | An Assessment of Portland's Prevention Professionals' Preparedness for a Productive Coalition | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |