Abstract
This research introduces popular education into a neighborhood planning process in a low-income community in Charlotte, NC. Residents and members of a community–university partnership participated in a two-day workshop at the Highlander Education and Research Center in Tennessee and engaged in popular education exercises there to explore neighborhood issues through a lens of structural inequality. Data include interviews, participant observations, and a focus group. This research adds to the literature on empowerment planning – an approach to urban planning that integrates popular education, participatory action research, and community organizing to increase local control of planning and community development efforts.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Community Development Journal |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 320-338 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISSN | 0010-3802 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |