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Showing 1 to 20 of 233 for “"community building"”.
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Community building in transitioning neighborhoods
… held relationship with space and notions of community identity. The thesis develops the Diffuse Mosaic City model to explain the hypothesis that neighborhoods are composed of public spaces that are either intra-community zones that support the reinforcement of a single community group, or …
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Community building, multiculturalism and the suburban public library
… investigates the role of public libraries in building communities and cross-cultural citizenship through provision of equitable information resources and services to English as Additional Language (EAL) speakers, particularly in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. The rapidly changing …
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The Musical Playground as a Vehicle for Community-building
… models in education, the creative arts and community building. In this research study, I sought to outline how an alternative music education site, such as a musical playground can positively impact creative expression, music education, and community. An instrumental case study was conducted …
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How the public library contributes to community building: a case study
… contributed to the revitalization efforts of its community by building social networks that benefitted all members of the community. Because the nature of the study dealt with conditions that were social, the qualitative method of research was chosen. A personal interview was used to collect …
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Community Building in the Classroom to Support Students Dealing with Trauma
… needs. This study specifically looked at community building in the classroom as a way in which teachers can support their students through traumatic experiences. The data was collected through a longitudinal analysis with second grade students and interviews with three elementary teachers. …
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Folk computing : designing technology to support face-to-face community building
Creating common ground in a community of people who do not all know each other is a chicken-and-egg problem: members do not share enough common ground to support the kinds of conversations that help build it. "Folk Computing" technology is designed to help build community in informal, face-to-face …
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The Role of Leadership for Community Building and Community Garden Programs
Community gardens play a valuable role in creating places where people can socialize; share knowledge, experiences, and mutual interests; and improve food security. As previous research has shown, effective leadership is a prerequisite to community building in garden programs. However, relatively …
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American Muslim Philanthropy in Flux: Effects of Community Building and Identity Formation
… that philanthropy has a key role in how community is shaped among American Muslims and also that new formulations of philanthropic giving are emerging, that are moving in the direction of more strategic giving, incorporating ideals of a marketized, consumer driven philanthropy. The …
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Community building with people of Mexican decent [sic] living in the United States
This study explored community building as a method for addressing the problems faced by Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American communities. One of the assumptions that underpinned this study is that community building can be used to counteract racist attitudes toward ethnic minorities. …
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Twitter and the comic book fan community: Building identities and relationships in 140 characters
… study examined identity construction and community formation within the comic book fan community on the social media website, Twitter It had three objectives It investigated how comic book fans constructed their respective identities on Twitter, explored how fans came to identify with the …
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Infrastructure as a vehicle for community building : an urban design strategy for Iztapalapa, Mexico City
… provision but also create new opportunities for community building within and between marginalized urban settlements.
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Julia Turner: A Microhistory of Black Identity Formation and Community Building in Windsor-Essex, 1845–1907
… This research discusses the emergence of a Black community identity through a microhistorical approach. Julia Turner, a single, Black woman living in Windsor-Essex from the mid to late nineteenth century, is the focus of this work. The paper focuses primarily on the period between 1845, the year …
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Social Media Use Among Women Who Create Adult Online Content: Community Building and Social Media Affordances
… I pose three research questions: (1) What community practices exist in adult content creator social media communities? (2) How do social media platforms afford adult content creator communities’ organization? (3) Under what affordance conditions do adult content creators use social media …
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Motivations behind individuals' engagement with urban, community-building nonprofits on Facebook : a uses and gratifications approach
… examines how individuals engage with urban, community-building nonprofits on Facebook. Nonprofits rely heavily on social media marketing (SMM) given its cost efficiency and nonprofits' limited budgets (Young, 2017). Given the importance of social media to nonprofits, it is important to …
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Creating community connections : sociocultural constructionism and an asset-based approach to community technology and community building
… the early results of the project in the areas of community social capital and community cultural capital, based on quantitative and qualitative data resulting from direct observation, surveys, interviews, server logs, and case studies. These findings included expanded local ties, a heightened …
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Claiming Identity through Space: LGBTQ+ Community Building via Commercial Development in West Hollywood and Palm Springs
… on LGBT+ commercial real estate and its role in community building. Through the cities of West Hollywood and Palm Springs in California, it explores historic, contemporary, and forward-looking narratives of LGBT+-oriented commercial development, with an emphasis on retail, hospitality, and …
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Review of the Literature on Community Building in an Online Learning Environment: The Essential Foundation for Online Collaborative Learning
<p>Online learning is now a significant part of higher education classes. Current trends Predict continued growth in the numbers of students learning online. However, the online learning environment naturally creates student isolation and lack of interaction between students. Past studies have …
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