Cultural Relevance as Program-to-Community Alignment

Autor/inn/en	Mistry, Jayanthi; Jacobs, Francine; Jacobs, Leah
Titel	Cultural Relevance as Program-to-Community Alignment
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 37 (2009) 4, S.487-504 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20309
Schlagwörter	Human Services; State Programs; Cultural Relevance; Family Programs; Cultural Awareness; Program Evaluation; Staff Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humanitäre Hilfe; Regierungsprogramm; Family program; Familienprogramm; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung
Abstract	Calls for cultural sensitivity in the design and implementation of human services programs have become a standard response to the increasing diversity among the families and communities being served. In this article, we take a critical look at the construct, using data from a multi-year evaluation of a statewide family support program. We examine how selected, locally implemented programs operationalize the state program's cultural sensitivity standard, using both etic and emic approaches; that is, we apply extant cultural competence definitions to assess program cultural sensitivity and document how the program staff articulated their approach to the cultural sensitivity. Findings suggest that programs focus more directly on the immediate cultural relevance of their services, rather than on developing more generalized competencies among their staff. Further, findings indicate that program-to-community alignment may well be a more useful representation of how programs address cultural issues. (Contains 4 tables and 6 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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