Page 1 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 1 of 309 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS AND CITY AGENCIES—
EVALUATION OF THE LEARNING AND DESIGN FORUMS AND ROLE OF THE
UNIVERSITY AS A MEDIATING INSTITUTION
by
Pradeep Chandra Kathi
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)
May 2012
Copyright 2012 Pradeep Chandra Kathi
Object Description
| Title | Connecting neighborhood councils and city agencies — evaluation of the learning and design forums and role of the university as a mediating institution |
| Author | Kathi, Pradeep Chandra |
| Author email | kathipc@yahoo.com;kathipc@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Public Administration |
| School | School of Policy, Planning and Development |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-08-16 |
| Date submitted | 2012-03-16 |
| Date approved | 2012-03-16 |
| Restricted until | 2012-03-16 |
| Date published | 2012-03-16 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cooper, Terry L. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Musso, Juliet Salcido, Ramon |
| Abstract | The School of Planning Policy and Development at the University of Southern California brought together representatives of neighborhood councils and city agencies of the city of Los Angeles together in an action research program. This action research program called the Collaborative Learning Project developed a collaboration process called the Learning and Design Forum process that facilitated these deliberations, aimed at neighborhood council input into how the city agencies delivered their services in the neighborhood council areas. Each set of deliberations resulted in different outcomes—the first led to an MOU that was signed, the second did not result in an MOU and the third resulted in an OU that was prepared but was not signed. This dissertation asks two questions—first, is the University an appropriate mediating institution to bring together and facilitate deliberation between neighborhood councils and city agencies; and second—is the Learning and Design Forum process an effective collaboration process. ❧ To answer the first question, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to examine the historical role of mediating institutions in deliberative democracy. Then the role of educational institutions in collaborations with other organizations, specifically in the field of agriculture and industry was reviewed. It was established that universities had played a very critical mediating role in transferring technology from the lab to the land and the lab to the factory. Since the 1980s, universities also emerged as mediators in deliberative democracy and citizen participation in governance. In the recent decade, the number of universities and educational institutions collaborating with citizen groups and acting as mediating institutions between citizens and government agencies in the delivery of government services has increased tremendously. The collaborative model developed by the Collaborative Learning Project of the SPPD of USC was then compared with elements of mediating institutions generated out of the review and it was determined that the University is an appropriate mediating institution to facilitate citizen participation in governance leading to collaboration between local government and citizen groups. ❧ To answer the second question, the process elements of an established collaboration process—the 21st Century Town Hall model of AmericaSpeaks were identified. The outcome elements in the model proposed by Innes and Booher--renowned scholars in the subject of collaboration in the Planning field were used to evaluate the outcomes of the Learning and Design Forum process. Data from the Learning and Design Forum notes and semi-structured interviews was analyzed and participant statements reflecting the process elements and outcome elements were identified. The results showed that the Learning and Design Forum collaboration process substantially met the process element requirements and the first order outcome elements of an effective collaboration process. |
| Keyword | citizen participation in governance; evaluation of participation process; learning and design forum; neighborhood councils; mediating institutions; |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Kathi, Pradeep Chandra |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume6/etd-KathiPrade-506.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS AND CITY AGENCIES— EVALUATION OF THE LEARNING AND DESIGN FORUMS AND ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY AS A MEDIATING INSTITUTION by Pradeep Chandra Kathi A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Pradeep Chandra Kathi |
