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Introduction

Introduction of the Division profess to be trained as social psychologists or sociologists. However, they face problems daily which would challenge the imagination of the best of such professionals. They do have varying backgrounds and qualifications for their present roles, and these have meshed to form a functional organization. Most of this issue is written by the Division members themselves. The first section gives an outsider’s account of the over-all program. Stuart Chase visited Puerto Rico two years ago on the initiative of the National Planning Association and under the sponsorship of its Business Committee on National Policy. Funds for his study were provided by the Economic Development Administration of the Puerto Rican Government. He reports his findings in a booklet “Operation Bootstrap”-In Puerto Rico, Report of Progress, 1951. The Governor of Puerto Rico then outlines the legislative design in the establishment of the Division of Community Education as part of this over-all program. This is followed by the major sections of this issue contributed by the head of the Division and the head of the Division’s field operation. These cover the activities of the agency and the work of the field staff in particular. The results of a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social Issues Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
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1953 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
ISSN
0022-4537
eISSN
1540-4560
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-4560.1953.tb01264.x
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of the Division profess to be trained as social psychologists or sociologists. However, they face problems daily which would challenge the imagination of the best of such professionals. They do have varying backgrounds and qualifications for their present roles, and these have meshed to form a functional organization. Most of this issue is written by the Division members themselves. The first section gives an outsider’s account of the over-all program. Stuart Chase visited Puerto Rico two years ago on the initiative of the National Planning Association and under the sponsorship of its Business Committee on National Policy. Funds for his study were provided by the Economic Development Administration of the Puerto Rican Government. He reports his findings in a booklet “Operation Bootstrap”-In Puerto Rico, Report of Progress, 1951. The Governor of Puerto Rico then outlines the legislative design in the establishment of the Division of Community Education as part of this over-all program. This is followed by the major sections of this issue contributed by the head of the Division and the head of the Division’s field operation. These cover the activities of the agency and the work of the field staff in particular. The results of a

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Journal of Social Issues – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 1953

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