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Peer reviewedKulig, Judith C.; Waldner, Magda – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1999
Factors contributing to the failure of a community wellness center in rural Alberta included arbitrary choice of the community by regional health authorities, power issues, lack of leadership, and different interpretations of what a wellness center is. Solutions include having community members identify community needs and finding a project…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Development, Failure, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCawley, Richard – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1984
Three case studies (senior citizens center, senior citizens housing project, and a housing and employment project) are assessed against an operational definition of community development. Since only one of these fits the definition, the author concludes that projects designated as community development activity by agencies and workers often do not…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Development
Peer reviewedMcLean, Scott; Ebbesen, Lori; Green, Kathryn; Reeder, Bruce; Butler-Jones, David; Steer, Sheilage – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2001
Capacity, defined as knowledge, skills, commitment, and resources of individuals and organizations to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion, was measured through surveys of 27 health-care practitioners and organizations in Saskatchewan. Results were used to develop checklists of organizational capacity for health promotion. (Contains 18…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Development, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion
Peer reviewedElgie, Kae; Montgomery, Hulene – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1985
The response of the Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario) community to the Indochinese refugee movement, in which key community workers decided to use a community development approach to meet resettlement needs, is examined. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are discussed, and the Kitchener-Waterloo experience is analyzed in terms of its…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Indochinese, Land Settlement
Peer reviewedMcLean, Scott – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1997
Assessments of learning needs of community development practitioners were conducted at a university, two government agencies, and two associations in Canada. Assessments were conducted from the top down, limiting practitioners' ability to define their needs. Recommendations were oriented toward institutions rather than staff members. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
Peer reviewedDurst, Douglas – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1993
A theoretical model used in a 10-year study of 2 communities of Canada Natives affected by hydrocarbon development focused on responses ranging from social integration to social isolation. Privatized responses increased at one site and communitarian responses at the other. Avoidance responses decreased at both sites. (SK)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Study
