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Participatory Asset Mapping and Community Development: The Case of Educational Leaders at John P. Parker Elementary

Graham, Rhemecka
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124475776258

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2017, MA, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies.
In this paper, I describe how an asset mapping process was combined with community-based participatory research (CBPR). This combination, called participatory asset mapping, was designed to offer an alternative to the commonly used needs assessment. Needs assessments neglect the identification of valuable assets including the knowledge and culture of many underrepresented community members. This is particularly important for an area undergoing redevelopment where low-income and minority families are too often displaced. This research highlights the experiences of educational leaders at John P. Parker Elementary, a predominantly African American school, in their gentrifying neighborhood of Madisonville. The completed asset map provided John P. Parker with a geographic representation of community-school support. Findings showed that 42% of their businesses and churches were willing to explore a partnership. Using CBPR techniques, the co-research team discussed and analyzed the asset map results. The analysis suggested that organizations not able to engage in partnership, were struggling with financial limitations, operating dying trades, or have burned out from previous community engagement efforts. Additionally, the experiences of educational leaders showed that negative perceptions have impacted the way development corporations support them. Lastly, we find that educational leaders hold a unique responsibility to advocate on behalf of their students in a changing community. The paper concludes with suggested next steps for educational leaders using the generated participatory asset map.
Lisa Vaughn, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Miriam Raider-Roth, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
R. Alan Wight, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
51 p.
Educational Leadership
Community-based participatory research; CBPR; asset mapping; participatory asset mapping; community development

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  • Graham, R. (2017). Participatory Asset Mapping and Community Development: The Case of Educational Leaders at John P. Parker Elementary [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124475776258

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Graham, Rhemecka. Participatory Asset Mapping and Community Development: The Case of Educational Leaders at John P. Parker Elementary. 2017. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124475776258.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Graham, Rhemecka. "Participatory Asset Mapping and Community Development: The Case of Educational Leaders at John P. Parker Elementary." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1505124475776258

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