A Study on Community Capacity Building: A Comparison of Different Views on Top-Down and Bottom-Up

Abstract

<p>本研究探討對於社區能力構面要素的看法，透過由上而下（公所承辦人員）和由下而上（社區發展協會幹部）兩種觀點進行分析比較。本研究鎖定「社區能力」包括方案計畫書撰寫、財務核銷、社區意識凝結、社區產業發展、文書行政、人力資源管理、資源連結、在地組織協調8個要素，以北部某縣市為研究場域，共回收問卷516份（公所承辦人員258份、社區發展協會幹部258份）。研究結果顯示，兩組人員在方案計畫書撰寫、財務核銷、社區意識凝結、社區產業發展、資源連結能力上有顯著差異。透過結構方程模型分析發現，由上而下（公所承辦人員）和由下而上（社區發展協會幹部）的社區能力構面在組成要素上有顯著不同，研究者最後提出結論與建議。</p> <p> </p><p>This study examines perspectives on the dimensions of community capacity, comparing analyses from top-down (municipal staff) and bottom-up (community development association executives) viewpoints. The study focuses on eight elements of "community capacity," including project proposal writing, financial verification, community cohesion, community industrial development, clerical administration, human resource management, resource linkage, and local organizational coordination, within a certain county in northern Taiwan. A total of 516 questionnaires were collected (258 from municipal staff and 258 from community development association executives). Results indicate significant differences between the two groups in abilities related to project proposal writing, financial verification, community cohesion, community industrial development, and resource linkage. Structural equation modeling reveals significant differences in the composition of community capacity dimensions between top-down (municipal staff) and bottom-up (community development association executives) perspectives. The study concludes with implications and recommendations.</p> <p> </p>