mm not at all sure - 'you don't need a weatherman to know which way the
wind blows'
Mike Swindlehurst wrote:
> Carl & Gareth,
> Thank you Carl for explaining something of the difficulties in
> achieving such a large project. My first thoughts on Gareth's idea was
> that perhaps one could begin by collecting data of the main events and
> concerns of people in this Country since the last world war - as
> recorded in the media and recalled by those of us who have lived
> through the period? In terms of specific psychological areas, I wonder
> whether 'anti-social' feelings and behaviour may be a good area to
> work on/observe? Perhaps most of us respond to resultant horrific news
> items in a similar way - Why?, Why?, Why? and I long to see your
> faces, as community psychologists, on the box explaining. I feel
> Gareth may be on to something very worthwhile to this and other
> positive ends so hope a way can be found to achieve it.
> Mike S
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> *From:* Harris Carl (R3) BCH <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
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> *Sent:* Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:01 AM
> *Subject:* Re: A whimsy... mass community psychology observation?
>
> Hi Mike
>
> Good to hear from you (it has been a while hasn’t it).
>
> When I read Gareth’s suggestion I was reminded of the work that
> David Fryer has described to us, where members of a geographical
> community were invited to keep records of daily life. Was it by
> Marie Jahoda? I seem to remember David saying that it produced a
> wealth of diverse observations and records.
>
> The other thing that strikes me is the question “observation of
> what?”. I think you would need to be specific about what you want
> to observe.
>
> I have found myself observing instances where people show they are
> thinking about the person in context (a defining issue in
> community psychology). For instance, I sat in the kitchen of a
> school outbuilding listening to a learning mentor and an
> educational social worker talking about the “fit” between a young
> person and the complex combination of teacher, teaching style,
> discipline approach, number of pupils in the room and classroom
> atmosphere.
>
> I think I find myself observing these kinds of instances because I
> find the consideration of person interacting with their context
> quite a challenging task, so I like to see how others do it. It
> also relates to another question of how unique are community
> psychologists in considering the person interacting with their
> context?
>
> Cheers
>
> Carl
>
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> *From:* The UK Community Psychology Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Mike
> Swindlehurst
> *Sent:* 15 November 2006 17:33
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> *Subject:* Re: A whimsy... mass community psychology observation?
>
> The following from Gareth may lead to Community Psychology
> becoming a genuine and worthwhile science? I hope list members
> will positively respond to his idea rather than retain the
> stagnant 'societies are too complex and tricky to change'
> defeatist attitude such as Mark and Paul appear to be asserting.
> Our complexities arise from a few simple drives, needs and
> responses which such a project may demonstrate while providing a
> base for practical social change? Would also encourage Annie,
> Craig and other list members eager to progress and find solutions
> to stay with it and not be put off by negative or non-constructive
> responses, including none at all. Am a bit cheesed off at the
> moment having just had another encounter with a CBT therepist in
> our home and confirmation that the big boys of international
> business have now, after 8 years of trying, managed to take over
> my brother's cutting edge IT business leaving him and his family
> in poverty. Such is the freedom, working and values of our sick
> society.
>
> Mike S
>
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> *From:* Gareth Foote <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 15, 2006 2:23 AM
>
> *Subject:* A whimsy... mass community psychology observation?
>
> What does the list think about setting up a mass community
> psychology observation project? I wonder if there are enough
> people on the list with the will to do this. Surely, there are
> plenty of individuals and collectives on the list with the
> skills and resources to develop and steer such a project. As a
> list membership, we cover a lot of the UK, certainly England,
> with overseas members also. I'm not going to claim to know how
> or what could be done in this regard, but recording something
> about the present from a community psychology perspective
> could have many uses. What measurements or observations to
> record I don't know. I'd be interested to explore how Richard
> Wilkinson's work could inform such a project.
>
> Gareth
>
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