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Author Gamble, Dorothy N.

Title Community practice skills : local to global perspectives / Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil
Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description xiv, 482 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents 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
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Community development.
Community organization.
Community-based social services.
Author Weil, Marie, 1941-
LC no. 2009027820
ISBN 0231110022 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231110030 (paperback: alk. paper)
9780231110020 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231110037 (paperback: alk. paper)