A Case Study

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Abstract
Community development, as a conceptual field, is still in its early growth phase. There is as yet little fully accepted community development theory. An attempt is made to illustrate the utility of using existing theoretical/ methodological orientations as analytic perspectives in the evaluation of a specific community development project. Schema suggested by Rothman and Sutton and Kolaja are shown to be useful in the analysis. By the use of a case study the relationship between community action and community development is illustrated. A detailed analysis is presented which demonstrates how a small number of recruited volunteers, interested in improving the level of health care delivery in their community, evolved from an informal grouping into the nucleus of the board of directors of an incorporated, community-based health center.

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