Kretzmann mcknight 1993 pdf

From a Michigan State University Best Practices Brief (468 Kb PDF) The community assets approach: 1. Starts with what is present in the community 2. Concentrates on the agenda-building and problem-solving capacity of the residents 3. Stresses local determination, investment, creativity, and control the purpose of the guide is to assist families in: (1) iden - tifying their needs and priorities, determining the formal and informal resources and supports they need to address priorities, (2) developing a plan for mobilizing and uti- lizing selected resources and supports, and (3) evaluating the effectiveness of the resources and supports … Asset-based community development (Kretzmann & McKnight, 1993) responds to the dangers of deficit views and disrespectful engagement by promoting an alternate approach: a framework for community development "which insists on beginning with a clear commitment to discovering a community's capacities and assets" (p. 1). (Kretzmann, 2010; Kretzmann & McKnight, 1993). It incorporates the combination of a broad set of strategies and practices as part of a collective process of harnessing the individual and collective skills within a particular community and the ability to strategically deploy those assets to support, sustain, and revitalize that community. Adapted from: Kretzmann, J.P. and J.L. McKnight. 1993. Building communities from the inside out: A path toward finding and mobilizing a community's assets. Chicago: ACTA Publications. TRANSPORTATION Place a checkmark (√) by those skills that you have Place a checkmark (√) if you want to learn this skill Driving a van _____ _____ Asset mapping is a process of documenting the tangible and intangible resources of a community by viewing the community as a place with strengths or assets that need to be preserved and enhanced not deficits to be remedied (McKnight, 1992). Kretzmann and McKnight (1993) pointed out the valuable role schools can play: As schools have become more professionalized and centralized, they have tended to distance them­ selves from their local communities. The vital links between experience, work, and education have been weakened. As a result, public and private Kretzmann and McKnight (1993) point out that if the needs-based approach is the only guide to poor communities, the consequences can be 'devastating' (p. 4). One of the main effects is of fostering leadership that denigrates the community. Leaders find that the best way to attract institutional resources is to play up the severity of problems. I would propose. Three of Kretzmann and McKnight's principles informed my thinking: Principle 1: Work from the assets in the community (Kretzmann & McKnight, 1993). In this county, we had very dedicated child protection workers, as well as a large number of community organizations, service clubs, and voluntary organizations. John P. Kretzmann Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets Paperback - January 1, 1993 by John P. Kretzmann (Author), John L. McKnight (Author) 118 ratings Paperback $11.76 49 Used from $4.90 4 New from $57.86 1 Collectible from $19.99 multiplied in power and effectively work together over time (Kretzmann & McKnight, 1993). Why Use Community Asset Mapping? One major challenge today's educators face is how to improve the learning and social development of children from disadvantaged neighborhoods. Low-income neighborhoods often have barriers that impede collaboration