Community Development Around the World
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Community Development Around the World

Practice, Theory, Research, Training

  1. 520 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Community Development Around the World

Practice, Theory, Research, Training

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More than forty authors in six countries representing the major regions of the world offer a truly global perspective on the changing nature of the practice and theory of community development.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acronyms
  4. PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDY BY
  5. PART II: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THEORY AND PRACTICE
  6. PART III: CANADA
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. Current Practice
  9. A. The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, Toronto: Transforming Relations between Refugees, Professionals, and the Community
  10. B. The Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society, Vancouver: Single Parent Women and Community Economic Development
  11. C. Kindling Community Capacity: Onward Willow
  12. D. The Quebec Experience
  13. 3. Supportive Institutions in Canada
  14. 4. Education and Training
  15. 5. Research
  16. 6. Theory
  17. Contributors
  18. Co-ordinators
  19. References
  20. PART IV: THE NETHERLANDS
  21. 1. Introduction
  22. 2. The Roots of CD Work in the Netherlands
  23. 3. Practice
  24. A. CD Work and Physical Environment Protection (PEP)
  25. B. The Flesseman Project: Neighbourhood Services for the Elderly in Amsterdam
  26. C. Project European Community (EC) Anti-poverty Action Program: An Integrative Approach
  27. 4. Institutions Supporting CD
  28. 5. Education and Training
  29. 6. CD and Research
  30. 7. Theoretical Developments in Community Work in the Netherlands
  31. 8. Conclusion
  32. Contributors
  33. Co-ordinator
  34. Reference
  35. PART V: ISRAEL
  36. 1. Introduction
  37. 2. Current Practice
  38. A. Ossim Shalom: A Community Demonstration Project for Peace and Welfare
  39. B. Pioneering Community Work in a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Community in Jerusalem
  40. C. Training Local Activists
  41. 3. Organizational Structure of Community Work
  42. 4. Community Work Research
  43. 5. Education and Training for Community Work
  44. 6. Theoretical Perspective on Community Work
  45. Contributors
  46. Co-ordinator
  47. References
  48. PART VI: GHANA
  49. 1. Introduction
  50. 2. A Historical Perspective on Community Development
  51. 3. Current Practice
  52. A. The Integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills: A Rural Shelter Project
  53. B. Income-generating Projects in Southern Ghana: Women's Perceptions
  54. 4. Research in Community Development
  55. 5. Theoretical and Policy Perspective
  56. Contributors
  57. References
  58. PART VII: BANGLADESH
  59. 1. Introduction
  60. 2. Current Practice
  61. A. Nandanpur Farmers' Co-operative Society: The Two-Tier' Co-operative System
  62. B. Mohanpur Rural Mothers' Centres: A Multidimensional Approach to Family Planning and Education for Rural Women
  63. C. The Shishapara Landless Group: An International NGO Multipurpose Development Initiative
  64. D. Urban Community Development: Two Case Studies
  65. 3. Supportive Institutions
  66. 4. Education and Training
  67. 5. Research
  68. Akbar, Ali
  69. 6. Theory and Policy Trends
  70. Contributors
  71. Co-ordinator
  72. References
  73. PART VIII: CHILE
  74. 1. Introduction
  75. 2. Decentralization and Local Development in Chile: Concepts and Issues
  76. 3. Toward a Local Development Policy in Chile: Enabling and Hindering Factors
  77. 4. Local Development Programs: Three Case Illustrations
  78. 5. The Reality of Local Development: Analysis and Discussion of Case Examples
  79. 6. Conclusion
  80. Coordinators and Authors
  81. References
  82. PART IX: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS: AN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
  83. APPENDIX: HIGHLIGHTS OF CASES COMPARED