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'''This page is devoted to collecting resources for understanding community in the broadest sense. It will include study of traditional "community development" of physical community assets as well as social assets. It will also offer study options relating to building stronger community organizations, enhancing rewards for participation, and encouraging people to take leadership roles.''' | '''This page is devoted to collecting resources for understanding community in the broadest sense. It will include study of traditional "community development" of physical community assets as well as social assets. It will also offer study options relating to building stronger community organizations, enhancing rewards for participation, and encouraging people to take leadership roles.''' | ||
<blockquote>'''Ontology''': This branch of philosophy or metaphysics is concerned with the nature of existence. Ontological assumptions are those assumptions that underpin theories about what kind of entities can exist. </blockquote><blockquote>''from the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology'' </blockquote | <blockquote>'''Ontology''': This branch of philosophy or metaphysics is concerned with the nature of existence. Ontological assumptions are those assumptions that underpin theories about what kind of entities can exist. </blockquote><blockquote>''from the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology'' </blockquote> | ||
== What Is A Community? == | == What Is A Community? == | ||
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http://infed.org/mobi/community/ | http://infed.org/mobi/community/ | ||
== Community Participation == | |||
== Community Participation == | |||
Video advice from a 6-yr old: http://www.fahe.org/blog/straight-talk-faith/ | Video advice from a 6-yr old: http://www.fahe.org/blog/straight-talk-faith/ | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 10 December 2014
This page is devoted to collecting resources for understanding community in the broadest sense. It will include study of traditional "community development" of physical community assets as well as social assets. It will also offer study options relating to building stronger community organizations, enhancing rewards for participation, and encouraging people to take leadership roles.
Ontology: This branch of philosophy or metaphysics is concerned with the nature of existence. Ontological assumptions are those assumptions that underpin theories about what kind of entities can exist.
from the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology
What Is A Community?
Google Search on "What is a community?"
http://infed.org/mobi/community/
Community Participation
Video advice from a 6-yr old: http://www.fahe.org/blog/straight-talk-faith/
Asset Based Community Development
Meeting Facilitation
Appreciative Inquiry
Decision Making
Project Management
Social Capital