Community practice skills
Gamble, Dorothy N.
Community practice skills local to global perspectives / [electronic resource] : Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (1031 pages)
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I: Community Practice: Purpose And Knowledge Base; 1: Communities and Community Practice in Local to Global Contexts; 2: Conceptual Frameworks and Models for Community Practice; 3: Evolution of Values, Concepts, and Community Practice Approaches; 4: Theories and Perspectives for Community Practice; Part II: Eight Models of Community Practice for the Twenty-First Century; 5: Neighborhood and Community Organizing; 6: Organizing Functional Communities. 7: Social, Economic, and Sustainable Development8: Inclusive Program Development; 9: Communities and Social Planning; 10: Building Effective Coalitions; 11: Political and Social Action; 12: Movements for Progressive Change; 13: The Challenges for Community Practice Ahead; References; Index.
Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil differentiate among a range of intervention methods to provide a comprehensive and effective guide to working with communities. Presenting eight distinct models grounded in current practice and targeted toward specific goals, Gamble and Weil take an unusually inclusive step, combining their own extensive experience with numerous case and practice examples from talented practitioners in international and domestic settings. The authors open with a discussion of the theories for community work and the values of social justice and human rights, conce.
9780231520928 0231520921
22573/ctt270ztd JSTOR
Community-based social services.
Community organization.
Community development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Volunteer Work.
Community-based social services.
Community development.
Community organization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
Electronic books.
HV40 .G346 2010
361
Community practice skills local to global perspectives / [electronic resource] : Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (1031 pages)
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I: Community Practice: Purpose And Knowledge Base; 1: Communities and Community Practice in Local to Global Contexts; 2: Conceptual Frameworks and Models for Community Practice; 3: Evolution of Values, Concepts, and Community Practice Approaches; 4: Theories and Perspectives for Community Practice; Part II: Eight Models of Community Practice for the Twenty-First Century; 5: Neighborhood and Community Organizing; 6: Organizing Functional Communities. 7: Social, Economic, and Sustainable Development8: Inclusive Program Development; 9: Communities and Social Planning; 10: Building Effective Coalitions; 11: Political and Social Action; 12: Movements for Progressive Change; 13: The Challenges for Community Practice Ahead; References; Index.
Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil differentiate among a range of intervention methods to provide a comprehensive and effective guide to working with communities. Presenting eight distinct models grounded in current practice and targeted toward specific goals, Gamble and Weil take an unusually inclusive step, combining their own extensive experience with numerous case and practice examples from talented practitioners in international and domestic settings. The authors open with a discussion of the theories for community work and the values of social justice and human rights, conce.
9780231520928 0231520921
22573/ctt270ztd JSTOR
Community-based social services.
Community organization.
Community development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Volunteer Work.
Community-based social services.
Community development.
Community organization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
Electronic books.
HV40 .G346 2010
361