Gamble, Dorothy N. <br/><br/>
Community practice skills :  local to global perspectives / 
Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil. 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  2010. 
 - xiv, 482 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0231110022 (cloth : alk. paper) 0231110030 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780231110020 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231110037 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Community development<br/>Community organization<br/>Community-based social services