SOME PROMISING DIMENSIONS FOR BEHAVIORAL COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 13 (3), 505-518
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1980.13-505
Abstract
In recent years, the search for effective and replicable approaches to planned change in communities has escalated. Applied behavior analysts have participated in these efforts to remedy existing community problems and to increase the capacities of community residents to meet their goals. Examples of behavioral technologies for community settings are described and their advantages are noted. Criteria for more contextually appropriate community technologies are suggested and strategies for developing behavioral methods according to these criteria are described. This paper outlines some promising dimensions for behavioral community technology and discusses several possible limitations to a behavioral approach to addressing societal problems.Keywords
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