Community practice skills : local to global perspectives / Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil.
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TextPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2010Description: xiv, 482 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0231110022 (cloth : alk. paper); 0231110030 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780231110020 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780231110037 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Community development | Community organization | Community-based social services| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HV40 .G152 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0004853K |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Communities and community practice in local to global contexts -- Conceptual frameworks and models for community practice -- Evolution of values, concepts, and community practice approaches -- Theories and perspectives for community practice -- Neighborhood and community organizing -- Organizing functional communities -- Social, economic, and sustainable development -- Inclusive program development -- Communities and social planning -- Building effective coalitions -- Political and social action -- Movements for progressive change -- The challenges for community practice ahead.