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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"community capacity"”.
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Creative agencies : a model for building community capacity
… and non-artistic disciplines build indigenous capacity for leadership in disenfranchised communities through the application of the creative process. There is a perceived disparity between the missions and processes of community-based arts initiatives and non-arts initiatives in practice and in …
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Theorizing and Testing Models of Community Capacity and Acculturation
… are related to their experiences within their community in America. In order to achieve this goal, this project consisted of two empirical studies. In Study 1, the model of community capacity and acculturation was tested using structural equation modeling and the model fit the data very well. …
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Community capacity building : a role for neighbourhood houses in community revitalization
… period of rapid change prompting concerns about community fragmentation. By building social cohesion and revitalizing civic participation, community development is viewed by many as a remedy to offset the weakening of community ties. This thesis explores how a community agency- based worker might …
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Identifying Dimensions of Montana Tribal Community Capacity in Relation to the Funding Application Process
… played a critical role in supporting community-based health promotion programs (Easterling, Gallagher & Lodwich, 2003). Despite availability of federal and state funding for health promotion efforts within American Indian reservation communities in Montana, tribal communities in the …
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Identifying Dimensions of Montana Tribal Community Capacity in Relation to the Funding Application Process
… played a critical role in supporting community-based health promotion programs (Easterling, Gallagher & Lodwich, 2003). Despite availability of federal and state funding for health promotion efforts within American Indian reservation communities in Montana, tribal communities in the …
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Peace Corps Service to Develop Community Capacity for Sustainability Planning: The Experience of Areguá, Paraguay
This paper examines an effort to develop community capacity to engage in sustainability planning as part of a Peace Corps Municipal Services Development project in Areguá, Paraguay. It sketches the context in which the initiative occurred, outlines relevant academic research on community …
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Building community capacity in the rebuilding of New Orleans : the role of philanthropic funders post-Katrina
How can funders strengthen community capacity in post-Katrina New Orleans? Residents of low-income, minority neighborhoods have historically faced government neglect, and consequently distrust decisionmakers, in a city of extreme race and class segregation. These communities are now being …
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SPORT E COMMUNITY CAPACITY A BERGAMO: DALL¿ANALISI DI COMUNITÀ ALLO SVILUPPO DEL PROFILO SPORTIVO DI COMUNITÀ
… di comunità, l’esplorazione del nesso sport e community capacity (CC) e la definizione di strumenti applicativi che possano individuare caratteristiche e potenzialità dello sport in processi di community capacity building, offrendo un contributo alla ricerca di tipo analitico, metodologico e …
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Understanding the Role of Sport for Development in Community Capacity Building in a Refugee Camp in Tanzania
… health initiatives, and a tool for sustainable community development (SDP IWG, 2008; UNIATF, 2003). Often, a fundamental goal of such programs is community capacity building. However, despite this increase in attention, data regarding benefits of these programs remains anecdotal, without a …
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Communities in Action: Participatory Assessments as an Initial Stage in Critical Consciousness Raising and Community Capacity Building
… paper presents the findings of two participatory community assessments conducted in Punta Raton and El Venado, two small coastal towns in Southern Honduras. The community assessments were designed and implemented to establish a baseline of community awareness and action, an important step in …
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Mapping the landscape of wildfire risk mitigation: understanding the links between equity, community assets, capacities, and collaboration
… as well as time and money. Here, we explore community capacity to reduce impacts of wildfire. Collaboration, time and money are just a few indicators that make up a community's capacity reduce wildfire impacts, which can affect the strategies they are able to implement (i.e., communities with …
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Exploring the Connections between Community Cultural Development and Sustainable Tourism in Central Appalachia
… way of life are deeply entangled with community identity and culture due to the historical hegemonic role and power of coal mining and other extractive industries and their critical role in forming residents' identities. Many of the small communities in this region are pursuing …
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Community Connections and Sense of Community among Older Adults
… Even though they may be frequent consumers of community programs and services, their role as contributors to community well-being should not be overlooked. Sense of community is a core dimension of well-being because the connections associated with sense of community are important for everyday …
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Community vulnerability and capacity in post-disaster recovery: the cases of Mano and Mikura neighbourhoods in the wake of the 1995 Kobe earthquake
… a particular focus on the relationship between community vulnerability and capacity. Few studies have examined these interactions, even though vulnerability reduction is recognized to be a vital component of community recovery. Drawing from literature on disaster recovery, community development, …
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Incremental power : the nexus between information technologies and community development
… potential uses of information technologies in community development work. It argues that while these technologies are vital to developing and implementing sound policy, they are also valuable tools for fostering greater community dialogue, encouraging broad collaboration, and building community …
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Empowerment Through Voice: A Case Study in the Leadership of Restorative Justice
… leadership model. At this court, leadership capacity was built though encouraging team members to take initiative and show innovation. Community capacity was built by the creation of networks with other private and county agencies, providing both leadership opportunities and community service …
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Empowerment Through Voice: A Case Study in the Leadership of Restorative Justice
… leadership model. At this court, leadership capacity was built though encouraging team members to take initiative and show innovation. Community capacity was built by the creation of networks with other private and county agencies, providing both leadership opportunities and community service …
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Relationships between Ethnicity, Attitudes toward Institutional Authority, and Hope in the African American Community
… and oppression can impact individual and community capacity for hope and full freedom. Researchers have discussed concepts such as attitudes to authority, suggesting that some individuals are naturally more resistant to authority (Rigby, 1985). However, in the United States, racial …
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Sunlight Upon a Dark Sky - Haiti's Urban Poor Responds to Socio-Political and Socio-Cultural Conflicts: A Case Study of the Grande Ravine Community Human Rights Council
… characteristics of a Haitiangrassroots community human rights council (CHRC) that emerged as a response to threepolitically motivated massacres. The impromptu grassroots response of this poor urbancommunity is at the core of the following research question investigated in this study:What …
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Preventing Community Violence: A Case Study of Metro Detroit and Interfaith Activism
Community violence can have lasting impacts on populations that experience it, including but not limited to, financial damages, property damage, and psychological trauma. Therefore, exploring mechanisms of violence prevention is increasingly important, especially within the context of multicultural …
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