TY  - BOOK
TI  - Introduction to community development: theory, practice, and service-learning 
SN  - 9781412974622
AV  - HN 49 .C6 I587 2011 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London, United Kingdom
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
N1  - Includes index; 1. 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
N2  - 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
ER  -