Portfolio 1. Community is defined as a group of people who live in the same place or have a particular characteristic (Nelson & Prilletensky‚ 2005). Through this course‚ I have learnt that in community work community action‚ community development‚ social planning‚ community organisation and service extension are vital elements of community theory. I participated in community work as I engaged in educational non-profit mission in Korea community to improve the quality of education in primary schools
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A geopolitical community is the most traditional view of a community. It consists of a geographical community and a political community. It is geopolitical because a geographical boundary is usually what is followed when creating a political boundary. An example would be a river that separates two counties. In my community‚ the Cooper River separates Berkley county South Carolina and Dorchester county South Carolina. A phenomenological community shares the same mind-set in values‚ beliefs‚ interests
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the local community in your article? After reading this article I found the community to be affected drastically. Crime rates increased and people were angry so something had to be done. By deinstitutionalizing‚ we are not allowing the people who need the help to get it. In this case‚ a mentally ill patient was out unsupervised and set fire to downtown building. This fire resulting in two women killed and many angry residences in the community. Drastic changes needed to be made. Community viewpoint
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A discourse community is essentially a group of people that aggregate together at a time when their interest may meet. I’m a member of an immoderate number of discourse communities‚ as are others I’m sure. Interestingly‚ when I mull over what community I can say I find most attractive‚ there is almost no confusion on which community that is. Quite astonishing‚ really‚ since most would likely have multiple favorite discourse communities. It wasn’t until I thought deeply about this particular matter
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Ann M. Johns‚ a well-known linguist has studied the way communities communicate with each other and the specific ways they do so. In “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership‚ Conflict‚ and Diversity”‚ Johns defines communities of practice as something that “refers to genres and lexis‚ but especially to many practices and values that hold communities together or separate them from one another” (500). Communities of practice are groups of people who use distinct language‚ objectives
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Running head: The Importance of Schools in a Community "The Importance of Schools in a Community" Community Development Executive Summary This case study will focus on the effects of a redistricting decision in Calvert County‚ Maryland. There were three possible plans that were being considered. The redistricting plans centered on the opening of a new elementary school in central Calvert County. The proposed plans would all have profound effects on three different schools and many neighborhoods
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574 in 2000. (Gorman‚ 20) Is the future of Franklin‚ Nebraska a steady decline with an end as a ghost town in the future? Franklin has a chance to reverse this trend with lots of community involvement‚ and by taking immediate action. There are many obstacles in the way of meeting the goal of making our small communities more livable and desirable. In the case of Franklin‚ there is a core group that has been in charge for many years and that is not easily convinced of the need to change. “Why change
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a. What does community service/ volunteerism mean to you? I define volunteerism as the act of willingly and voluntarily doing things to help others when you get nothing tangible in return for efforts. This may be done for a number of reasons which should not include gaining publicity for the individual initiating the activity. It is humbling and rewarding to serve others. I believe one can benefit from volunteerism by growing their knowledge base about the activity in which they are participating
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definitions of CO based on your literature search a. Community organizing is the process of building power that includes people with a problem in defining their community‚ defining the problems that they wish to address‚ the solutions they wish to pursue‚ and the methods they will use to accomplish their solutions (Susan‚ Stall & Stoecker‚ 1997). b. Community organizing is social work concentrating upon the organized development of community social welfare through coordination of public and private
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BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE - to help others - to meet new people - to make a difference - to have fun - to feel better about yourself - to feel an increase sense of community - increase your productivity - to learn a new skill - to use skills you already have - to give hope to others - to help make others happy - to help the environment - to feel valued and appreciated - to give your life purpose Benefits Of Community service Though‚ the concept of community service is not very
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