Community Development Around the World : : Practice, Theory, Research, Training / / ed. by Hubert Campfens.
New social structures, agencies, and social movements have had a dramatic impact on community development across the world. In this book, 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 t...
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019] ©1997 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acronyms
- PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDY BY
- PART II: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- PART III: CANADA
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Current Practice
- A. The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, Toronto: Transforming Relations between Refugees, Professionals, and the Community
- B. The Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society, Vancouver: Single Parent Women and Community Economic Development
- C. Kindling Community Capacity: Onward Willow
- D. The Quebec Experience
- 3. Supportive Institutions in Canada
- 4. Education and Training
- 5. Research
- 6. Theory
- Contributors
- Co-ordinators
- References
- PART IV: THE NETHERLANDS
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Roots of CD Work in the Netherlands
- 3. Practice
- A. CD Work and Physical Environment Protection (PEP)
- B. The Flesseman Project: Neighbourhood Services for the Elderly in Amsterdam
- C. Project European Community (EC) Anti-poverty Action Program: An Integrative Approach
- 4. Institutions Supporting CD
- 5. Education and Training
- 6. CD and Research
- 7. Theoretical Developments in Community Work in the Netherlands
- 8. Conclusion
- Contributors
- Co-ordinator
- Reference
- PART V: ISRAEL
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Current Practice
- A. Ossim Shalom: A Community Demonstration Project for Peace and Welfare
- B. Pioneering Community Work in a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Community in Jerusalem
- C. Training Local Activists
- 3. Organizational Structure of Community Work
- 4. Community Work Research
- 5. Education and Training for Community Work
- 6. Theoretical Perspective on Community Work
- Contributors
- Co-ordinator
- References
- PART VI: GHANA
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Historical Perspective on Community Development
- 3. Current Practice
- A. The Integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills: A Rural Shelter Project
- B. Income-generating Projects in Southern Ghana: Women's Perceptions
- 4. Research in Community Development
- 5. Theoretical and Policy Perspective
- Contributors
- References
- PART VII: BANGLADESH
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Current Practice
- A. Nandanpur Farmers' Co-operative Society: The Two-Tier' Co-operative System
- B. Mohanpur Rural Mothers' Centres: A Multidimensional Approach to Family Planning and Education for Rural Women
- C. The Shishapara Landless Group: An International NGO Multipurpose Development Initiative
- D. Urban Community Development: Two Case Studies
- 3. Supportive Institutions
- 4. Education and Training
- 5. Research
- 6. Theory and Policy Trends
- Contributors
- Co-ordinator
- References
- PART VIII: CHILE
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Decentralization and Local Development in Chile: Concepts and Issues
- 3. Toward a Local Development Policy in Chile: Enabling and Hindering Factors
- 4. Local Development Programs: Three Case Illustrations
- 5. The Reality of Local Development: Analysis and Discussion of Case Examples
- 6. Conclusion
- Coordinators and Authors
- References
- PART IX: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS: AN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
- APPENDIX: HIGHLIGHTS OF CASES COMPARED