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Morris, Libby V.; Gilbreath, Gina L. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1996
Examines an ongoing community development project in a primarily African-American county in Georgia. Identifies characteristics of the local development effort and compares them to the elements in the black organizational autonomy model of community development. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Community Development, Community Organizations
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Hustedde, Ronald J. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1996
Addresses the problems associated with deliberation: (1) hyperindividualism; (2) limited public dialog; and (3) increased hegemony of science and technology. Describes the naturalistic evaluation model used in rural Kentucky to critique the application of the National Issues Forum methodology. (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Development, Group Discussion, Naturalistic Observation, Program Evaluation
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London, Jonathan K.; Zimmerman, Kristen; Erbstein, Nancy – New Directions for Evaluation, 2003
Describes the evaluation training method developed by the San Francisco, California Youth in Focus program and presents three case studies illustrating this organization's approach to bringing youth and community development together. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Evaluation Methods, Training
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Hibbard, Michael; Karle, Kristen – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2002
A demonstration project to test the possibilities of ecosystem restoration as a tool for community development was evaluated in 1998 and 2001. The socioeconomic climate and community problem-solving capacity were compared in four demonstration communities and two control communities. Results showed economic development must be coordinated with…
Descriptors: Community Development, Demonstration Programs, Economic Development, Economic Factors
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Dolce, Philip C.; Morales-Vasquez, Rubil – Thought & Action, 2003
Describes a project at Bergen Community College, New Jersey, that attempts to develop a "sense of place" in students so that their private stake in a place can become a public concern and a personal issue. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Community Development, Community Involvement
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Booth, Martin – Community Development Journal, 1997
Two community councils in England (Middlesbrough and Islington) used very different organizational models in implementing decentralization and democratization policies. Both communities considered community development and participation central to the success of the policies. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Decentralization, Foreign Countries, Local Government
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Lovett, Tom – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1997
A rural development and regeneration project in Northern Ireland used community education as an important part of the community development process. Project workers' involvement with community groups necessitated skills of empathy, networking, and group facilitation above and beyond those needed in adult education. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education, Foreign Countries
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Gamble, Dorothy N.; Weil, Marie O. – Community Development Journal, 1997
Five areas of inquiry shape the sustainable development movement: environmental movement, women's movement, overpopulation concerns, critique of development models, and new indicators of social progress. Community development workers are challenged to prepare local development projects within a sustainable development framework. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development, Feminism
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Walter, G. R. – Community Development Journal, 2003
When market-based growth fails to improve community economic development, an alternative approach to economic analysis is a process-discursive method, which considers the roles of human agents and importance of information about reality as experienced by individuals. The process model of community-sensitive transformation is participatory and can…
Descriptors: Community Development, Discourse Analysis, Economic Development, Economic Research
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O'Neal, Gwenelle S.; O'Neal, Rondald A. – Community Development Journal, 2003
A survey of 26 human service agencies in an empowerment zone found the following: 73% used interns, few from social work; 57% used empowerment in mission statements (more economic than social agencies); 69% of these wanted community practice interns; and higher-budget agencies were better able to negotiate the empowerment zone system. (Contains 20…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Community Planning, Internship Programs
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Kenny, Sue – Community Development Journal, 2002
Contradictory expectations facing community development practitioners include innovation versus bureaucratic accountability and professionalization versus grassroots activism. Four operating frameworks affect practice: charity, welfare state, activism, and market. In some instances, these frameworks and their related discourses are being fused,…
Descriptors: Activism, Community Development, Community Organizations, Discourse Analysis
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Hillman, Mick – Community Development Journal, 2002
Environmental justice provides a linking theme with which community development workers and environmental activists can build cross-sectoral coalitions. Examples of Australian environmental problems illustrate constraints that must be overcome. Building vertical and horizontal links between and within nongovernmental organizations is one solution.…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Foreign Countries
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Lee, Anna – Community Development Journal, 2003
In the last decade, community development in Ireland has emphasized social and economic inclusion, regeneration, and civic participation. Continuing challenges include designation of diverse community representatives, demand for increased administrative efficiency, and management of mandates and accountability. There are more community development…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
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Jindrova, Pavla; Djorgov, Victor; Nizu, Florian – Community Development Journal, 2003
Includes "The Czech Republic" (Paula Jindrova); "Working with Romanies and Others in Bulgaria" (Victor Djorgov); and "The Picture in Romania" (Florian Nizu). (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Foreign Countries, Nonprofit Organizations
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Dixon, Jane – Community Development Journal, 1990
Discusses whether the politics of individual practitioners actually influence the causes they adopt and therefore the outcomes; describes research that reinforces the argument that no such congruency exists; and argues that barriers to radical community work are such that its major impact is to strengthen pluralism while making minimal…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Influences, Politics
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