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1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Section One: Contexts; Chapter One Considering community capacity building and exploring engagement:Contemporary universities contributing to their respective regions; Chapter Two Community engagement and community service: Changing perspectivesin regional universities?; Chapter Three Perspectives on community capacity building in regional Australia:Underlying values and tensions; Chapter Four The Community for Community (C4C) project initiative at the University of Southern Queensland as a model of university-communityengagement |
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Section Two: Case StudiesChapter Five Addressing the needs of disadvantaged youth -- the Toowoomba FlexiSchool: A sustainable alternative; Chapter Six The voice of the Toowoomba Flexi School student; Chapter Seven TOMNET: Maximising and valuing the active participation of oldermen in our community; Chapter Eight Inter-generational mentoring: A 'win-win' approach for disenfranchisedyouth and the aged; Chapter Nine You're in a safe place: Community-centred programs supporting theresettlement of Sudanese people from refugee backgrounds |
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Chapter Ten A small town with big ideas: Stories from GraniteNetChapter Eleven Acts of defiance: Engaging community from the perspective of localgovernment; Section Three: Issues and Implications; Chapter Twelve Issues in evaluating the community benefits of social interventions; Chapter Thirteen Community capacity building: The question of sustainability?; Chapter Fourteen A purposeful community: The region as a focus for communitycapacity building; Chapter Fifteen Community capacity building in the Darling Downs: The wider relevanceof C4C for universities globally; Afterword; Index |
| Summary |
Across multiple disciplines concerned with community development, there is growing interest in the phenomenon of community capacity building. Activities, resources, and support assist in strengthening the abilities and skills of individuals and groups to take action and to lead the development of their own communities. This book uniquely brings community capacity building to life through the personal involvement of academic staff in the community as active partners helping to create new knowledge. Community Capacity Building is a valuable resource that presents the latest research into the soc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 27, 2014) |
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Community development -- Australia
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Continuing education -- Australia
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Adult education -- Australia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Adult education.
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Community development.
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Continuing education.
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Australia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Postle, Glen David, editor
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Burton, Lorelle Jane, editor
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Danaher, Patrick Alan, editor
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| ISBN |
9781862017238 |
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1862017239 |
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