A Community Civics

Author : Jurian Edelenbos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000334651
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civic Engagement, Community-Based Initiatives and Governance Capacity written by Jurian Edelenbos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book intends to theoretically conceptualize and empirically investigate upcoming and established practices of community-based initiatives in various countries in which both citizens and governments join efforts and capacities to solve wicked issues. It aims to include and compare cases from various countries, departing from the notion that community-based initiatives take place in an institutional context of governmental structures, rules, procedures, regulations, and routines. This leads to government involvement in these initiatives and sharing the public space. Furthermore, the editors take into account what kind of leadership roles, knowledge, and resources are present and how they evolve in this collaborative or coordinative effort, which in turn can enhance the capacities of community-based initiatives. This book joins excellent researchers from renowned universities all over the world, aiming for a balance between upcoming scholars and renowned scholars in the field of community-based initiatives and governance capacity. Contributors were carefully selected on the basis of their experience in the field of community-based initiatives, citizens’ engagement and governance capacity approaches. Aimed at researchers and academics, this volume will be of interest to those in the fields of business, economics, public administration, political science, social enterprise, sociology and third sector studies.

Author : Verna V. Gehring
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0742574458
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Matters written by Verna V. Gehring and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2005-08-11 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civic matters affect all members of a community and are thus of potential concern to all. In Community Matters: Challenges to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, six distinguished scholars address three perennial challenges of civic life: the making of a citizen, how citizens are to agree (and disagree), and how to define the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The thought-provoking essays in this volume discuss integral civic concerns such as: how can we improve civic education? How do we address controversy within our communities? What are the responsibilities of a citizen? Should the national draft be re-instated in the U.S? These essays will encourage students, academics, and interested citizens outside the academy to go farther and dig deeper into these vital issues.

Author : Carmen Sirianni
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520926004
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civic Innovation in America written by Carmen Sirianni and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, two leading experts on community action provide the first scholarly examination of the civic renewal movement that has emerged in the United States in recent decades. Sirianni Friedland examine civic innovation since the 1960s as social learning in four arenas (community organizing/development, civic environmentalism, community health, and public journalism), and they link local efforts to broader networks and to the development of "public policy for democracy." They also explore the emergence of a movement for civic renewal that builds upon the civic movements in these four arenas. In contrast to some recent studies that stress broad indicators of civic decline, this study analyzes innovation as a long process of social learning within specific institutional and policy domains with complex challenges and cross-currents. It draws upon analytical frameworks of social capital, policy learning, organizational learning, regulatory culture, democratic theory, and social movement theory. The study is based upon interviews with more than 400 innovative practitioners, as well as extensive field observation, case study, action research, and historical analysis.

Author : Thomas Ehrlich
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461636620
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civic Responsibility and Higher Education written by Thomas Ehrlich and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2000-01-25 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a century ago, John Dewey challenged the education community to look to civic involvement for the betterment of both community and campus. Today, the challenge remains. In his landmark book, editor Thomas Ehrlich has collected essays from national leaders who have focused on civic responsibility and higher education. Imparting both philosophy and working examples, Ehrlich provides the inspiration for innovative new programs in this essential area of learning.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309307287
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People's bonds, associations and networks - as well as the civil, political, and institutional characteristics of the society in which they live - can be powerful drivers affecting the quality of life among a community's, a city's, or a nation's inhabitants and their ability to achieve both individual and societal goals. Civic engagement, social cohesion, and other dimensions of social capital affect social, economic and health outcomes for individuals and communities. Can these be measured, and can federal surveys contribute toward this end? Can this information be collected elsewhere, and if so, how should it be collected? Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion identifies measurement approaches that can lead to improved understanding of civic engagement, social cohesion, and social capital - and their potential role in explaining the functioning of society. With the needs of data users in mind, this report examines conceptual frameworks developed in the literature to determine promising measures and measurement methods for informing public policy discourse. The report identifies working definitions of key terms; advises on the feasibility and specifications of indicators relevant to analyses of social, economic, and health domains; and assesses the strength of the evidence regarding the relationship between these indicators and observed trends in crime, employment, and resilience to shocks such as natural disasters. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion weighs the relative merits of surveys, administrative records, and non-government data sources, and considers the appropriate role of the federal statistical system. This report makes recommendations to improve the measurement of civic health through population surveys conducted by the government and identifies priority areas for research, development, and implementation.

Author : Arthur William Dunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Civics and Rural Life written by Arthur William Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur William Dunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Civics for City Schools written by Arthur William Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Wesley Foote
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civics of My Community written by John Wesley Foote and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Education Association of the United States. Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education. Committee on Social Studies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teaching of Community Civics written by National Education Association of the United States. Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education. Committee on Social Studies and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jill Keppeler
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1538365812
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Can Fix a Community Problem written by Jill Keppeler and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This next generation of U.S. citizens has the opportunity to shape the nation and the world. With knowledge of the foundations of citizenship and society, readers can make informed decisions and actively participate in their community and wider government. This book teaches readers about the civics concept of taking civic action through engaging text and colorful photographs. In this book, readers will learn about identifying community problems and taking action to resolve them. This nonfiction book is paired with the fiction book A Problem in My Community (ISBN: 9781538365786). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.