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Introduction to Community Development - Theory, Practice, and Service-Learning
โ Scribed by Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., Gary Paul Green
- Publisher
- Sage Publication
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 372
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This text provides students of community and economic development with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field. Bringing together leading scholars, it provides both a conceptual background and contemporary approaches, with a progression from theory to practice. Included are case studies and supportive material to develop community service-learning activities.
โฆ Table of Contents
Title Pages......Page 3
Copyright Pages......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., and Gary Paul Green......Page 8
Lorraine E. Garkovich......Page 18
Alan W. Barton and Theresa Selfa......Page 46
Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., and Frank Fear......Page 68
Gary Paul Green......Page 87
J. C. Bridger, M. A. Brennan, and A. E. Luloff......Page 102
Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., and L. Steven Smutko......Page 120
John J. Green and Anna M. Kleiner......Page 141
Josh Stovall, Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., Albert Nylander, and Ralph B. Brown......Page 166
Janet S. Ayres and Anne Heinze Silvis......Page 181
Lionel J. Beaulieu and Glenn D. Israel......Page 198
Jeffrey S. Lowe and William M. Harris......Page 224
Wendy Wheeler and Ana Maria Thomas......Page 244
Lois Wright Morton and Nina Glasgow......Page 267
Kai A. Schafft and Hobart L. Harmon......Page 286
Jerry Hembd and Jane Silberstein......Page 304
Paulette Meikle and Gary Paul Green......Page 324
Gary Paul Green and Jerry W. Robinson, Jr.......Page 343
Index......Page 353
About the Editors......Page 360
About the Authors......Page 362
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