The University and the Hamlets: Revitalizing Low-Income Communities through University Outreach and Community Visioning Exercises.

Weinberg, Adam S.

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Publication Date: 1999

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The University and the Hamlets: Revitalizing Low-Income Communities through University Outreach and Community Visioning Exercises.

Weinberg, Adam S.

American Behavioral Scientist, v42 n5 p800-13 Feb 1999

Explores an effort by Colgate University (New York) to enhance economic development in two low-income hamlets in New York through community-visioning programs. Describes the process of community visioning and shows how Colgate has been instrumental in its promotion. Argues that universities are better situated than governments or nonprofits to promote this process. (DSK)

Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Higher Education, Low Income, Public Service, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship

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Language: English

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