Volume
9
Issue
4
Abstract
How do you deal with conflict in a highly explosive situation? "Town" and "gown" hostilities have existed in small communities for many years. However, the rapid growth of colleges, compounded by the influx of black students and other minority groups and social unrest, has led to volatile confrontation in some communities between the campus population and townspeople. The author presents a case study in which the group process Program Planning Model was the problem-solving technique used. She describes how representatives of both segments of the community were involved in working together to solve their conflicts. Can you apply and use this model in your work as an extension professional?
Recommended Citation
Bruner, H. F. (1971). The College and the Small Town: an Account of Collective Decision Making. The Journal of Extension, 9(4), Article 4. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol9/iss4/4
