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1. lordslibrary.parliament.uk › voluntary-andVoluntary and community sector contribution to society

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   Oct 24, 2024 · Research has shown the impact the voluntary and community sector has on the economy, as well as on individuals participating in, and receiving assistance from, the sector. Several think tanks and sector organisations have called on the government to collaborate with civil society to address social and economic challenges. The government is developing a new ‘civil society covenant’ to reset ...

2. www.cambridge.org › core › books3 - Community Development: Principles and Practice

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   Definitions of community development. The United Nations referred to community development as ‘a process designed to create conditions of economic and social progress for the whole community with its active participation’ (United Nations, 1955).

   • Author: Alison Gilchrist

   • Publish Year: 2019

3. sociology.institute › introduction-to-sociologyUnderstanding Community: Definitions by Leading Sociologists

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   Nov 29, 2022 · This section outlines various definitions of community by sociologists like Bogardus, Kingsley Davis, and Ginsberg, highlighting common elements such as a shared area, common life, and social relationships.

4. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullFull article: Community engagement: evolution, challenges and ...

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   Nov 11, 2022 · Stein’s 1922 article “Community organization: A study of its rise and recent tendencies” discusses the origins of the community organization in social work, including case study examples that illustrate community engagement strategies used by early community organizers.

5. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullStudents’ Community Service: Self-Selection and the Effects ...

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   May 20, 2019 · The community service program offers students the opportunity of being a “buddy” or mentor for children from disadvantaged groups, most of them refugees. The goal of the program is to support these children with their schoolwork, to offer them positive role models and to foster their integration.

6. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsThe role of Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE ...

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   Aug 30, 2022 · The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sectors and the social value they create play a crucial role in our journey of transforming how the government delivers smarter, more...

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   Why is community service important?

   • Scholars widely agree that community service has a positive impact on students’ personal, social, ethical, and academic domains (e.g., Astin & Sax, 1998; Hooghe, 2003; Seider, Rabinowicz, & Gillmor, 2011; Stukas, Clary, & Snyder, 1999; Yoa, 2008).

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   Are community service programs transforming students?

   • Opportunities to engage in community service have steadily increased during the last decades (Griffith, 2012). Not all students enrolled in such programs, however, are indeed transformed by their experiences (Jones et al., 2005).

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   What is a community?

   • Years ago the notion of a community may have been easily defined: people lived, worked, shopped and went to church in a well-defined spatial area. The sense of place and community were easily identified. Today people live in one place, work in another and shop in yet a third.

   Community Economic Development

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   Should community service programs be mandatory?

   • If university-based programs aim to have both genders equally represented in community service, it might be beneficial to offer such programs mandatory or to diversify recruitment efforts to appeal to a wide range of students, representative of the student body.

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   Do students participate in community service?

   • In the United States, more than 80% of students engage in community service on a voluntary basis (Griffith, 2012). In some states, countries or universities, however, participation is mandatory (van Goethem et al., 2014).

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   What is community economic development?

   • Depends on who you ask! (Phillips and Pittman) “Most practitioners think of community [economic] development as an outcome – physical, social, and economic improvement in a community – while most academicians think of community [economic] development as a process – the ability of communities to act collectively and enhancing the ability to do so.”

   Community Economic Development

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8. economicdevelopment.extension.wisc.edu › filesCommunity Economic Development

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   “...is a system of production, resource allocation and distribution of goods and services within a society or a given geographic area. It includes institutions, entities, decision-making processes that comprise the economic structure of a given community. As such, an economic system is a type of social system.”