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050 _aHN 49 .C6 I587 2011
245 0 _aIntroduction to community development:
_btheory, practice, and service-learning /
_cedited by Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. and Garry Paul Green
260 _aLondon, United Kingdom :
_bSage Publications,
_cc2011
300 _avii, 315 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c26 cm.
365 _bUSD72.38
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _a1. Developing Communities -- 2. A Historical View of Community Development -- 3. Community Development and Natural Landscapes -- 4. The Technical Assistance Approach -- 5. The Self-Help Approach to Community Development -- 6. The Interactional Approach to Community -- 7. The Role of Conflict in Community Development -- 8. Action Research and Evaluation in Community Development -- 9. The Role of Leadership Behaviors and Structures in Community Development -- 10. Principles of Working Together: Developing Relationships That Support Community Development Initiatives -- 11. Communities in Rural America: Current Realities and Emerging Strategies -- 12. Community Development Challenges in Inner-City Neighborhoods -- 13. Engaging Youth in Community Development -- 14. Health: A New Community Development Challenge -- 15. Schools and Community Development -- 16. Sustainable Communities: Sustainability and Community Development -- 17. Globalization and Community Development: Synergy or Disintegration -- 18. Emerging Issues in Community Development .
520 _aBringing 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.
650 _aCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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