Theorizing [dis]engagement, voice and silence in a community-based forest management organization
Date
2015
Abstract
This study examined engagement, disengagement, voice and silence in CFP-BA (Community Forestry Program-Beneficiaries Association), a community-based forest resource management organization, in Biliran Province, Philippines. Applying grounded theory analysis on my informants' narrations of their experiences in their organizations, the researcher found that engagement in the organization is expressed either actively or passively. Active engagement may be in the form of being involved in supervising activities for the organization, initiating projects and making decisions for the organization. Passive engagement, on the other hand, is expressed by merely establishing presence in the organization. Likewise, disengagement from the organization is manifested either actively or passively. Members' engagement and disengagement are influenced by personal and communicative affordances. Voice and silence are communicative affordances members exercise to negotiate their agencies in the organization. An alternative theoretical framework on the influences of personal and communicative affordances on members' engagement and disengagement within community-based forest management organizations is proposed.
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Development Communication
College
Graduate School (GS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Serlie B. Jamias
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Recommended Citation
Gerona, Maria Anabelle D., "Theorizing [dis]engagement, voice and silence in a community-based forest management organization" (2015). Graduate Student's Output. 3306.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-grad/3306