Question 1

Explain why a combination of sources is desirable in doing a needs assessment.

Accepted Answer

It is important to use both primary and secondary sources for a needs assessment to be comprehensive. Primary sources, such as one's observations and interactions with the community members, give a sense of their experiences. Secondary sources, such as the demographics of the community and a map of the community assets, provide questions of furthering research. Information about the power structure in a community is useful and this can be accessed directly or indirectly through primary and secondary sources.

Question 2

Strategizing in community development includes the formulation of objectives that are concrete and action oriented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Communities that have low social capital have strong internal boundaries between members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following roles of the community worker enables the members to feel safe and appreciated?

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiator 
B)  coach 
C)  facilitator 
D)  broker 
E)  advocate 
A)  negotiator 
B)  coach 
C)  facilitator 
D)  broker 
E)  advocate

Question 5

A community worker who espouses to develop critical consciousness in a community needs to

Accepted Answer

A)  be aware of the community's potential for change. 
B)  feel safe within the community. 
C)  go through the process slowly and deliberately. 
D)  attend to individuals' diverse ways of learning. 
E)  focus on the mission at hand. 
A)  be aware of the community's potential for change. 
B)  feel safe within the community. 
C)  go through the process slowly and deliberately. 
D)  attend to individuals' diverse ways of learning. 
E)  focus on the mission at hand.

Question 6

Surveys and focus groups are good methods to conduct needs assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe two possible consequences of empowerment.

Accepted Answer

The community that experiences power wit

Question 8

Objectives are elements in the strategizing step of community development. List the criteria for evaluating objectives.

Accepted Answer

T They have to be
1. specific

Question 9

In a community meeting, several members were disagreeing about the proposed solution and cannot seem to resolve their differences. The community worker's best approach would be to

Accepted Answer

A)  listen to all sides, validate their positions, and assist them to look at a compromise. 
B)  enforce ground rules of meetings, ask other members for their opinions, and assist the members to compromise. 
C)  listen to all sides, propose a solution of compromise, and decide on the best course of action. 
D)  suggest another meeting, clarify their positions, and help members list the advantages of their proposal. 
E)  suggest another meeting, ask the other members to vote on which solution is better, and enforce consensus. 
A)  listen to all sides, validate their positions, and assist them to look at a compromise. 
B)  enforce ground rules of meetings, ask other members for their opinions, and assist the members to compromise. 
C)  listen to all sides, propose a solution of compromise, and decide on the best course of action. 
D)  suggest another meeting, clarify their positions, and help members list the advantages of their proposal. 
E)  suggest another meeting, ask the other members to vote on which solution is better, and enforce consensus.

Question 10

A community that has a high social capital is characterized by the presence of

Accepted Answer

A)  traditions and customs that are diverse. 
B)  wide range of participants in community activities. 
C)  highly secured border fences. 
D)  wide geographical distances among neighbours. 
E)  diverse challenges and strengths. 
A)  traditions and customs that are diverse. 
B)  wide range of participants in community activities. 
C)  highly secured border fences. 
D)  wide geographical distances among neighbours. 
E)  diverse challenges and strengths.

Question 11

What characterizes a community with low social capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong external boundaries 
B)  weak internal boundaries 
C)  strong internal boundaries 
D)  protected external boundaries 
E)  protected internal boundaries 
A)  strong external boundaries 
B)  weak internal boundaries 
C)  strong internal boundaries 
D)  protected external boundaries 
E)  protected internal boundaries

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of the role of negotiator in community development?

Accepted Answer

A)  assisting members to learn how to feel good about themselves 
B)  reaching out to the isolated members of the community 
C)  exploring solutions to the members' concerns 
D)  working with other parties to reach a solution 
E)  communicating with other groups about one's progress 
A)  assisting members to learn how to feel good about themselves 
B)  reaching out to the isolated members of the community 
C)  exploring solutions to the members' concerns 
D)  working with other parties to reach a solution 
E)  communicating with other groups about one's progress

Question 13

In community development, the role of teaching includes engaging the members and

Accepted Answer

A)  defining the issues and taking action. 
B)  assisting them to enforce rules of participation. 
C)  sharing power with them. 
D)  keeping them on task. 
E)  making the group cohesive. 
A)  defining the issues and taking action. 
B)  assisting them to enforce rules of participation. 
C)  sharing power with them. 
D)  keeping them on task. 
E)  making the group cohesive.

Question 14

Some change to the quality of life for the community is the product of community development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An appropriate approach in the third step of the process of community development is to

Accepted Answer

A)  raise questions about the different challenges in the community. 
B)  listen to their issues without judgment. 
C)  build community members' confidence in themselves. 
D)  assess how the members perceive one's roles. 
E)  empathize with their concerns. 
A)  raise questions about the different challenges in the community. 
B)  listen to their issues without judgment. 
C)  build community members' confidence in themselves. 
D)  assess how the members perceive one's roles. 
E)  empathize with their concerns.

Question 16

How can a group develop critical consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  applying the empowerment principles 
B)  using exercises to develop advocacy skills 
C)  using the principles of adult education 
D)  applying community development process 
E)  using the principles of teaching 
A)  applying the empowerment principles 
B)  using exercises to develop advocacy skills 
C)  using the principles of adult education 
D)  applying community development process 
E)  using the principles of teaching

Question 17

Describe the two types of education relevant to community development.

Accepted Answer

1. Community education is a process of e

Question 18

Which of the following data comes from a secondary source?

Accepted Answer

A)  directory of agencies and services in the community 
B)  accounts of what was seen while in the community centre 
C)  observations while shopping at the local mall 
D)  explanations given by a community member 
E)  analysis of a meeting by a business member 
A)  directory of agencies and services in the community 
B)  accounts of what was seen while in the community centre 
C)  observations while shopping at the local mall 
D)  explanations given by a community member 
E)  analysis of a meeting by a business member

Question 19

Formative evaluation is different from summative evaluation as it

Accepted Answer

A)  is conducted at the beginning and the end of the process instead of only at the terminal point. 
B)  can be done at any point of the program or community development process. 
C)  is carried out at regular intervals as the project progresses instead of after the activity is completed. 
D)  is completed before the start and after the beginning of the project instead of at the end. 
E)  can be done towards the middle portion of the project instead of at the termination point. 
A)  is conducted at the beginning and the end of the process instead of only at the terminal point. 
B)  can be done at any point of the program or community development process. 
C)  is carried out at regular intervals as the project progresses instead of after the activity is completed. 
D)  is completed before the start and after the beginning of the project instead of at the end. 
E)  can be done towards the middle portion of the project instead of at the termination point.

Question 20

Primary sources of information can be gathered through a variety of methods. This includes

Accepted Answer

A)  talking with community members 
B)  reading the local paper's reports of what is happening 
C)  looking over the statistics produced by local agencies 
D)  exploring the archives of the community 
E)  looking at the world wide web and other resources 
A)  talking with community members 
B)  reading the local paper's reports of what is happening 
C)  looking over the statistics produced by local agencies 
D)  exploring the archives of the community 
E)  looking at the world wide web and other resources

Explain why a combination of sources is desirable in doing a needs assessment.

Strategizing in community development includes the formulation of objectives that are concrete and action oriented.

Communities that have low social capital have strong internal boundaries between members.

Which of the following roles of the community worker enables the members to feel safe and appreciated?

A community worker who espouses to develop critical consciousness in a community needs to

Surveys and focus groups are good methods to conduct needs assessment.

Describe two possible consequences of empowerment.

Objectives are elements in the strategizing step of community development. List the criteria for evaluating objectives.

In a community meeting, several members were disagreeing about the proposed solution and cannot seem to resolve their differences. The community worker's best approach would be to

A community that has a high social capital is characterized by the presence of

What characterizes a community with low social capital?

Which of the following is the best example of the role of negotiator in community development?

In community development, the role of teaching includes engaging the members and

Some change to the quality of life for the community is the product of community development.

An appropriate approach in the third step of the process of community development is to

How can a group develop critical consciousness?

Describe the two types of education relevant to community development.

Which of the following data comes from a secondary source?

Formative evaluation is different from summative evaluation as it

Primary sources of information can be gathered through a variety of methods. This includes

Importance of Community

Introduction to Community Development

History of Community Development

Perspectives on Community Development

Building Relationships With the Community

Skills for Working in Communities

Canadian Case Studies

Aboriginal Community Development

International Community Development

Social Welfare and the Future of Community Development

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Exam 6: Process of Community Development

Explain why a combination of sources is desirable in doing a needs assessment.

Strategizing in community development includes the formulation of objectives that are concrete and action oriented.

Communities that have low social capital have strong internal boundaries between members.

Which of the following roles of the community worker enables the members to feel safe and appreciated?

A community worker who espouses to develop critical consciousness in a community needs to

Surveys and focus groups are good methods to conduct needs assessment.

Describe two possible consequences of empowerment.

Objectives are elements in the strategizing step of community development. List the criteria for evaluating objectives.

In a community meeting, several members were disagreeing about the proposed solution and cannot seem to resolve their differences. The community worker's best approach would be to

A community that has a high social capital is characterized by the presence of

What characterizes a community with low social capital?

Which of the following is the best example of the role of negotiator in community development?

In community development, the role of teaching includes engaging the members and

Some change to the quality of life for the community is the product of community development.

An appropriate approach in the third step of the process of community development is to

How can a group develop critical consciousness?

Describe the two types of education relevant to community development.

Which of the following data comes from a secondary source?

Formative evaluation is different from summative evaluation as it

Primary sources of information can be gathered through a variety of methods. This includes

Importance of Community

Introduction to Community Development

History of Community Development

Perspectives on Community Development

Building Relationships With the Community

Skills for Working in Communities

Canadian Case Studies

Aboriginal Community Development

International Community Development

Social Welfare and the Future of Community Development

Filters