Background
Naparstek, Arthur J. was born on June 1, 1938 in New York City. Son of Abe and Clara (Meltzer) Naparstek.
(It is hard to think of a more timely and topical major co...)
It is hard to think of a more timely and topical major contribution than Drs. Naparstek, Biegel, Spiro, and collaborators have provided in this volume. Their penetrating, comprehensive study and field tests give us mapping toward the goal of reifying the concept of "community" as applied to human services. The book will prove invaluable to those at the policy level-legislators, planners, and administrators. It will serve as an essential reference for community workers-professional provid ers, natural helpers, and citizens as a whole. A salient ideal of New Federalism-placing governance as close to the people as practicable-seems a prophetic match with the model of Neighborhood Empowerment. As the authors point out, conventional wisdom has seemed to offer government regulation, control, and pro gram evaluation as a panacea package for improving human services. This work suggests a radically different approach; specifically, a shift to greater instrumental involvement of the richly variegated mosaic of American neighborhoods, combined with a system of excellent, high technology service agencies. Certainly, genuine efforts have been made before toward a true linkage of the community with human services. The Great Society pro grams, with their emphasis on citizen involvement and "maximum fea sible participation" established the foundation for legitimate citizen/ consumer linkage with the program process. Yet, in so many instances, the results fell far short of expectations.
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Naparstek, Arthur J. was born on June 1, 1938 in New York City. Son of Abe and Clara (Meltzer) Naparstek.
Bachelor of Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 1960. Master of Social Work, New York University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1972.
Senior health educator, United States Public Health Service, Chicago, 1962-1965; director Urban Development Institute, Purdue University, Hammond, Indiana, 1965-1969; director research, Catholic U., National Center Ethnic Affairs, Washington, 1972-1976; director, professor Washington Public Affairs Center, University of Southern California, Washington, 1976-1983; dean, professor, Mandel School Applied Social Science, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1983-1988; professor social work, Mandel School Applied Social Science, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1988; Grace Longwell Coyle professor, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1989. President Premier Industrial Foundation, Cleveland, 1987-1989, consultant since 1989.
(It is hard to think of a more timely and topical major co...)
(It is hard to think of a more timely and topical major co...)
Member White House Commission on Neighborhoods, Washington, 1979-1980. Trustee Corporation for National Service.
Married Belleruth Krepon, September 5, 1965. Children: Aaron, Keila, Abram.