COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN OWNERSHIP CONDOMINIUMS

Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers

Objective. To compare the quality of life of elderly living at a geriatric institution with that of elderly living in the community. Methodology. Quantitative study in which the quality of life of 50 elderly living in condominiums was compared with that of 173 community dwellers. To assess the quality of life, the instruments WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD were applied. The data were collected betw...

Community Analysis and Organizations

In the industrial area adjacent to the Stock Yards of Chicago, a community council was formed which included the two basic institutions of the area — (1) organized religion and (2) organized labor — as well as all of the other interest and action groups in that community. "Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council" is an experimental demonstration of a community organizational procedure predicated...

Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers.

OBJECTIVE To compare the quality of life of elderly living at a geriatric institution with that of elderly living in the community. METHODOLOGY Quantitative study in which the quality of life of 50 elderly living in condominiums was compared with that of 173 community dwellers. To assess the quality of life, the instruments WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD were applied. The data were collected betw...

Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development

Community-based Organizations in Urban Contexts

This paper presents a strategic framework for conducting action research in partnership with community-based organizations. The framework was developed through projects conducted in three urban communities in Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Steelton and West Philadelphia. Using empirical data from these case studies, we present the research model as well as methodological considerations for conducti...