Introduction to community development [electronic resource] : theory, practice, and service-learning / edited by Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., Gary Paul Green.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2011.Description: vii, 315 p. : illContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

1412974623 (pbk.)
9781412974622 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

307.14 22

LOC classification:

HN49.C6 I588 2011

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Contents:

Developing communities / Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., Gary Paul Green -- Historical view of community development / Lorraine E. Garkovich -- Community development and natural landscapes / Theresa Selfa, Alan W. Barton -- Technical assistance approach / Frank Fear, Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. -- Self-help approach to community development / Gary Paul Green -- Interactional approach to community / A.E. Luloff, M.A. Brennan, J.C. Bridger -- Role of conflict in community development / Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., L. Steven Smutko -- Action research and evaluation in community development / John J. Green, Anna M. Kleiner -- Role of leadership behaviors and structures in community development / Josh Stovall [and others] -- Principles of working together : developing relationships that support community development initiatives / Janet S. Ayres, Anne Heinze Silvis -- Communities in rural America : current realities and emerging strategies / Lionel J. Beaulieu, Glenn D. Israel -- Community development challenges in inner-city neighborhoods / William M. Harris, Jeffrey S. Lowe -- Engaging youth in community development / Wendy Wheeler, Ana Maria Thomas -- Health : a new community development challenge / Nina Glasgow, Lois Wright Morton -- Schools and community development / Kai A. Schafft, Hobart L. Harmon -- Sustainable communities : sustainability and community development / Jerry Hembd, Jane Silberstein -- Globalization and community development : synergy or disintegration / Gary Paul Green, Paulette Meikle -- Emerging issues in community development / Gary Paul Green, Jerry W. Robinson, Jr.

Summary: Bringing together leading scholars in the field of community development, the book follows the curriculum needs in offering a progression from theory to practice, beginning with a theoretical overview, an historical overview, and the various approaches to community development.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
E-Resources	Main Library E-Resources	307.14 In61 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		E001728

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bringing together leading scholars in the field of community development, the book follows the curriculum needs in offering a progression from theory to practice, beginning with a theoretical overview, an historical overview, and the various approaches to community development.

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