Looking back over the past quarter century or so, it becomes apparent that Community Psychology has developed a rich tradition of theory, empirical research, action, and innovative methods. Within the field of psychology, community psychology challenges traditional ways of thinking. It considers not only the person but also whole ecological systems, recognizing that the linkages between persons and systems may be as important as either factor alone. It examines both top-down and bottom-up change; it recognizes the need for cultural diversity; and it recognizes the need for both research and praxis-actually, their interaction, which is termed "action research" or "action science. " Many of the important writings have been published in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJ CP). l As such, the intellectual history of the field is embedded in this journal. In 1996, The Publications Committee of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), in cooperation with Plenum Publishing Corporation, published a call for an editor or editorial team to "develop a volume which will use the most impactful papers from the [AJCP] to portray the rich tradition of . . . action research . . . " (Call for Nominations, 1996, p. 17). The editors of the volume you are holding answered that call and were subsequently asked to bring the project to fruition.
Reviews
"Considering the amount of information in psychology and in the subfields, this book is an excellent way of bringing together individuals, both senior and junior, within community psychology through a single effort." (Nicholas Greco IV, MS (Abbott Laboratories)
Editors and Affiliations
The Graduate Center of the City, University of New York, New York, USA
Tracey A. Revenson,
David Livert
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Anthony R. D’Augelli
University of California, Riverside, USA
Sabine E. French
New York University, New York, USA
Diane L. Hughes,
Edward Seidman,
Marybeth Shinn,
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Quarter Century of Community Psychology
Book Subtitle: Readings from the American Journal of Community Psychology
Editors: Tracey A. Revenson, Anthony R. D’Augelli, Sabine E. French, Diane L. Hughes, David Livert, Edward Seidman, Marybeth Shinn, … Hirokazu Yoshikawa
