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Comparing human and social resources accumulated through participation with Habitat for Humanity in scattered sites and habitat neighborhoods.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Comparing human and social resources accumulated through participation with Habitat for Humanity in scattered sites and habitat neighborhoods./
Author:	Zhu, Yun.
Description:	212 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-06, Section: A, page: 1951.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-06A.
Subject:	Design and Decorative Arts. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3224662
ISBN:	9780542757204

Comparing human and social resources accumulated through participation with Habitat for Humanity in scattered sites and habitat neighborhoods.
Zhu, Yun.

Comparing human and social resources accumulated through participation with Habitat for Humanity in scattered sites and habitat neighborhoods. - 212 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-06, Section: A, page: 1951.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 2006.

Habitat for Humanity uses sweat equity to help low- and very low-income families build affordable houses in both scattered sites and Habitat neighborhoods. Families participate in the construction of their own houses and others' as well. However, sweat equity has not been clearly defined within a Habitat context. Nor has the impact of sweat equity been systematically measured in terms of human and social resource development. It is unclear whether or not these resources are maintained differently in Habitat neighborhoods and scattered sites. Families make design choices about colors, finishes, and landscape for their houses. However, not all affiliates count this participation as sweat equity hours.

ISBN: 9780542757204Subjects--Topical Terms:

1024640
Design and Decorative Arts.

Comparing human and social resources accumulated through participation with Habitat for Humanity in scattered sites and habitat neighborhoods.
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520 $a Habitat for Humanity uses sweat equity to help low- and very low-income families build affordable houses in both scattered sites and Habitat neighborhoods. Families participate in the construction of their own houses and others' as well. However, sweat equity has not been clearly defined within a Habitat context. Nor has the impact of sweat equity been systematically measured in terms of human and social resource development. It is unclear whether or not these resources are maintained differently in Habitat neighborhoods and scattered sites. Families make design choices about colors, finishes, and landscape for their houses. However, not all affiliates count this participation as sweat equity hours.
520 $a Dewey's learning-by-doing theory explains why participating in sweat equity builds human and social resources: the individual skills in relation to house construction and maintenance, and the community skills in relation to neighborhood maintenance, respectively. Levi-Strauss's generalized social exchange theory shows why helping and being helped during sweat equity activities provide the premises of the continuum of reciprocity even after families move into their homes.
520 $a Since participation is context-specific, a case study explored the sweat equity process as participation, learning-by-doing, and sharing with African-American female heads of Habitat households. It was hypothesized that (1) sweat equity contributed to human and social resource development; (2) Habitat neighborhoods contributed to the maintenance of resources; and (3) design participation was associated with house satisfaction.
520 $a A pilot study with eight families tested the research instruments and procedures in a local Habitat affiliate. The principal study was conducted in three Southeast United States Habitat affiliates. Convenience sampling and volunteerism identified 49 respondents.
520 $a Significant quantitative and qualitative findings indicated that sweat equity and design participation have positive effects on human and social resource development in these settings. Also, Habitat neighborhoods helped eliminate the perception of economic segregation, compared to Habitat houses in scattered sites. These findings suggest that the learning-by-doing and sharing---sweat equity---are practical and efficient processes to create human and social resources with low-income families. These findings enrich the studies of learning-by-doing and generalized social exchange theories and address the gap between theory and design practice.
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