Jerry W. Robinson, Gary Paul Green

Introduction to Community Development

Theory, Practice, and Service-Learning

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive yet introductory survey text appropriate for undergraduate students who need historical context, theoretical grounding, critical issues perspective, and the how-to application for community development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: B74622P
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781412974622
• ISBN-10: 1412974623
• Artikelnr.: 27018699

Autorenporträt

Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology, Emeritus at Delta State University (DSU) and Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1994, Robinson accepted an endowed Chair in Economic and Community Development at DSU. At Delta State, he founded the Center for Community and Economic Development. He is known around the world for his creativity in developing and leading practical and multi-disciplinary programs in human relations, organizational development, and leadership and community development. He has written a dozen books on organizational development, human relations, stress and wellness, leadership and community development, and traffic safety. His research has been published in The ABA Journal, American Sociological Review, The Economic Development Review, The Community Development Journal, Rural Sociology, and Social Forces.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Developing Communities - Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. and Gary Paul
Green
Chapter 2. An Historical View of Community Development - Lorraine E.
Garkovich
Chapter 3. Community Development and Natural Landscapes - Alan W. Barton
and Theresa Selfa
Chapter 4. The Technical Assistance Approach - Jerry W. Robinson, Jr. and
Frank Fear
Chapter 5. The Self-Help Approach to Community Development - Gary Paul
Green
Chapter 6. The Interactional Approach to Community - J.C. Bridger, M. A.
Brennan and A.E. Luloff
Chapter 7. The Role of Conflict in Community Develoment - Jerry W.
Robinson, Jr. and L. Steven Smutko
Chapter 8. Action Research and Evaluation in Community Develoment - John J.
Green and Anna M. Kleiner
Chapter 9. The Role of Leadership Behaviors and Structures in Community
Development - Josh Stovall, Jerry W. Robinson, Jr., Albert Nylander and
Ralph B. Brown
Chapter 10. Principles of Working Together: Developing Relationships That
Support Community Development Initiatives - Janet S.Ayers and Anne Heinze
Silvis
Chapter 11. Communities in Rural America: Current Realities and Emerging
Strategies - Lionel J. Beaulieu and Glenn D. Israel
Chapter 12. Community Development Challenges of Inner-City Neighborhoods -
Jeffrey S. Lowe and William M. Harris, Sr.
Chapter 13. Engaging Youth in Community Development - Wendy Wheeler and Ana
Maria Thomas
Chapter 14. Health: A New Community Development Challenge - Lois Wright
Morton and Nina Glasgow
Chapter 15. Schools and Community Development - Kai A. Schafft and Hobart
L. Harmon
Chapter 16. Sustainable Communities: Sustainability and Community
Development - Jerry Hembd and Jane Silberstein
Chapter 17. Globalization and Community Development: Synergy or
Disintegration - Paulette Meikle and Gary Paul Green
Chapter 18. Emerging Issues in Community Development - Gary Paul Green and
Jerry W. Robinson, Jr.