ABSTRACT

This article uses Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to assess the motivational mechanisms and claims of asset-based community development (ABCD). The limited academic literature argues ABCD’s focus on existing assets and locally identified priorities motivates communi-ty participation. However, motivation is only superficially understood and remains unquali-fied. SDT is an established theory of motivation, which we suggest is largely compatible with ABCD. Using SDT as a framework, we determine how common ABCD tools support more autonomous motivations. We also outline how SDT tools and concepts can be inte-grated into ABCD practice and used to evaluate the motivational claims of ABCD-based programs. The findings show SDT can strengthen the theoretical base, practice and evaluation of ABCD interventions.

摘要

本文使用自决理论 (SDT) 来评估基于资产的社区发展 (ABCD) 的激励机制和主张。有限的学术文献认为 ABCD 对现有资产和当地确定的优先事项的关注激发了社区参与。然而，动机只是表面上被理解并且仍然是不合格的。SDT 是一种既定的动机理论，我们认为它在很大程度上与 ABCD 兼容。使用 SDT 作为框架，我们确定常见的 ABCD 工具如何支持更自主的动机。我们还概述了如何将 SDT 工具和概念集成到 ABCD 实践中，并用于评估基于 ABCD 程序的动机主张。研究结果表明，SDT 可以加强 ABCD 干预的理论基础、实践和评估。