Interorganizational networking as a community-based approach to adolescent pregnancy and teen parenting: A case study.
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Title
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Interorganizational networking as a community-based approach to adolescent pregnancy and teen parenting: A case study.
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Identifier
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AAI9029989
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identifier
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9029989
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Creator
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Wilson, Ann M.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Michael J. Smith
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Business Administration, Management | Women's Studies | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
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Abstract
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Social services, health and education have persistent problems: lack of coordination, duplication of effort, and fragmentation of services. These are serious issues.;There is a need to develop a methodology for assisting agencies and professionals deal with the 'non-system' behavior with which they are confronted. Inter-organizational networking can be an effective mechanism for systems change, joint projects, mutual support and collaborative planning within social services.;Using a case study design, the 10-year experience of a voluntary, county-based systems network will be described as both a model that supports theory-building and can also be replicated. The key events/'key actors' that helped create it, the over-arching principles, the inter-professional membership, the goals and objectives, funding, and the barriers and obstacles to successful inter-organizational networking will be discussed.;The major findings will be explored, such as the development of the concept of inter-organizational networking and its main functions of mutual support, joint projects and collaborative planning. Also discussed will be three patterns of leadership: 'Grassroots Leader,' 'Rising Star,' and 'Switchboard Connection.'.;Theories of networking will be examined in light of actual social work inter-agency networking practice. Such issues as how the network was organized and funded, how agency linkages are fostered and sustained, and the generalizability of this model to other social work issues will be explored.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
