Introduction to community development: theory, practice, and service-learning

Introduction to Community Development provides students of community and economic development with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field ofcommunity development. 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. INDICE: Jerry W. Robinson, Gary Paul Green Developing Communities / Lorraine Garkovich An Historical View of Community Development / Alan Barton and Teresa Selfa Community Development and Natural Landscapes / Jerry W. Robinson adnFrank Fear The Technical Assistance Approach / Gary Paul Green The Self-Help Approach to Community Development / J.C. Bridger, M. A. Brennan, and A.E. Luloff The Interactional Approach to Community / Jerry W.Robinson and L. Steven Smutko The Role of Conflict in Community Develoment / John J. Green, Anna M. Kleiner Action Research and Evaluation in Community Develoment / Josh Stovall, Jerry W. Robinson Jr., Albert Nylander, and Ralph Brown The Role of Leadership Behaviors and Structures in Community Development / Janet S.Ayers, Anna Heinze Silvis Principles of Working Together: Developing Relationships That Support Community Development Initiatives / Lionel J. Beaulieu and Glenn Israel Communities in Rural America: Current Realities and Emerging Strategies / Jeffrey S. Lowe and William M. Harris, Sr. Community Development Challenges of Inner CityNeighborhoods / Wendy Wheeler adn Ana Maria Thomas Engaging Youth in CommunityáDevelopment / Lois Wright Morton and Nina Glasgow Health: A New Community Development Challenge / Kai A. Schafft and Hobart L. Harmon The Role of Education in Community Development / Jerry Hembd and Janet Siberstein Sustainable Community Development / Paulette Meikle, Gary Paul Green Globalization and Community Development: Synergy or Disintegration / Gary Paul Green and Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. Emerging Issues in Community Development

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-7462-2
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés