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Abstract.We investigate the nature of civic community and social capital in Alberta. We find a civic community with high levels of interpersonal trust and civic participation, that values formal political equality and direct participation, yet expresses high levels of alienation from and low levels of confidence in its governments. While exogenous variables contribute to a strong civic community, only endogenous variables can account for the comparatively higher levels of participation and trust. Using a model developed by John Brehm and Wendy Rahn, we discover a virtuous circle between trust and participation, with its roots in the agrarian, populist past of the province. Economic and social changes have helped sustain this pattern, as have politicians bent on using it to defend Alberta's exceptionalism.Résumé.Nous examinons la nature de la communauté civique et du capital social en Alberta. Nous y trouvons une communauté civique riche en confiance interpersonnelle et en participation civique et trés attachée à la fois à l'égalité politique formelle et à la participation directe. Cette communauté exprime cependant un profond sentiment d'aliénation et de méfiance à l'égard de ses gouvernements. Alors que des variables exogènes contribuent au développement d'une communauté civique vigoureuse, seules les variables endogènes peuvent expliquer les niveaux relativement élevés de participation et de confiance. En nous servant du modèle développé par John Brehm et Wendy Rahn, nous avons découvert une relation circulaire " vertueuse " entre la confiance et la participation, ayant des racines dans le passé agraire et populiste de la province. Les changements économiques et sociaux ont aidé à promouvoir ce modèle comme le font aussi les politiciens enclins à défendre l'exceptionalisme albertain.

In this article it is argued that existing studies of Black environmentalism do not appropriately measure the environmental concerns and activities most relevant to Blacks and hence do not accurately reflect the extent to which African Americans are responsive on environmental issues. Using data that measure Black environmental concern and activity in communities threatened by hazardous industries to various degrees, the authors evaluate 2 competing sets of expectations regarding the manner in which these concerns and activities are affected by differential environmental threats to the community. They find that specific local concerns and activities depend, to some extent, on the nature of the threat from nearby industry, but that more general attitudes toward the regulation of industry and concern about the environment do not Reasons as to why this might be the case are discussed.

Discusses role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in creating the international environmental regime and changing the boundaries of political community in international relations; some focus on climate change.

About the Academy; Reengineering Community Development for the 21st Century; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Whither Community Development: An Introduction; Where the Action Is in Community Development; Community Development Issues to Watch; References; Part 1 Community DevelopmentFinancial Institutions; 2 Evolving Roles of Mission-Focused andMainstream Financial Organizations: Implications for the Scale and Sustainability of CDFIs; 3 When Subsidy Becomes Scarce: Rethinking Community Development Finance; 4 CDFIs "Make the Market" for Charter School Facilities Financing.

In 2010, the University of Southern California School of Social Work launched its Virtual Academic Center (VAC) to deliver online MSW programming to students located around the country. USC's platform is a significant innovation in offering online education and has transformed the traditional educational model for both students and faculty. This research explores the experiences of faculty teaching via the VAC. Twenty-five in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with USC faculty of different ranks. Inductive data collection using a grounded theory approach with thematic analysis examined experiences teaching in an online program, revealing the strengths and challenges associated with geographic diversity and community-building. Findings warrant the development of innovative practices to build community and to facilitate collaboration among geographically diverse faculty and students in a virtual education program.

Abstrak: Penyebaran virus Covid-19 menyebabkan terjadinya pembatasan aktivitas masyarakat oleh pemerintah baik pusat maupun pemerintah daerah di berbagai wilayah di Indonesia termasuk di Desa Sakatiga. Pembatasan aktivitas masyarakat di Desa Sakatiga menyebabkan perubahan sosial ekonomi karena banyak masyarakat yang kehilangan pekerjaan sehingga mengalami kesulitan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pokok sehari-hari. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah masyarakat dapat memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari berupa sumber protein hewani yaitu ikan dan sayuran melalui budidaya ikan dalam ember dan akuaponik. Kegiatan pengabdian dilaksanakan pada bulan November-Desember 2020 di Dusun I Desa Sakatiga, Kecamatan Indralaya, Ogan Ilir. Kegiatan pengabdian dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan antara lain tahap persiapan, tahap penyuluhan dan pelatihan, tahap pendampingan dan tahap monitoring dan evaluasi. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kegiatan ini adalah masyarakat antusias dalam mengikuti kegiatan, bertambahnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang budidaya ikan dalam ember mulai dari pembuatan instalasi hingga panen ikan dan sayuran. Berdasarkan pendampingan pemeliharaan ikan dalam ember diperoleh bahwa pertumbuhan ikan lele yang dibudidayakan menghasilkan pertumbuhan panjang mutlak 3,53 cm, pertumbuhan bobot mutlak 7,86 g, laju pertumbuhan spesifik 4,41%/hari, jumlah konsumsi pakan 571 g, efisiensi pakan 71,86%, kelangsungan hidup 92,50%, serta tinggi kangkung 40 cm.Abstract: The spread of the Covid-19 virus has caused restrictions on community activities by both the central and local governments in various regions in Indonesia, including in Sakatiga Village. The limitation of community activities in Sakatiga Village caused socio-economic changes because many people lost their jobs so that it was difficult to meet their basic daily needs. The purpose of this activity is that people can meet their daily needs in the form of animal protein sources, namely fish and vegetables through fish cultivation in buckets and aquaponics. Community service activities were carried out from November to December 2020 in Dusun I Sakatiga Village, Indralaya District, Ogan Ilir. The service activities are carried out in several stages, including the preparation stage, the extension and training stage, the mentoring stage and the monitoring and evaluation stage. The results obtained from this activity were that the community was enthusiastic about participating in the activity, increased community knowledge about fish farming in buckets, starting from making installations to harvesting fish and vegetables. Based on fish maintenance, it was found that the growth of cultivated catfish resulted absolute length growth 3.53 cm, absolute weight growth 7.86 g, specific growth rate 4.41%/day, total feed consumption 571 g, feed efficiency 71.86%, survival rate 92.50%, and high of water spinach 40 cm.

"In a world in which social divisions are widening not lessening, it is essential for community development, or any other practice committed to social justice and sustainability, to understand how power works at every level, from grassroots projects to movements for change. This exciting and practical book is filled to the brim with useful ideas for busy practitioners. Building on the work of Paulo Freire, theories are presented in interesting and straightforward ways to provide an everyday reference for practice."--

This book is the first to explore the diverse history of community organising, telling stories of how it developed, its successes and failures, and the lessons that can be applied today.

An analysis of an ordered set of roles & positions in the pol'al structure of a small Ru community (pop 3,000) with some empirical examples of the interactional relationships of roleplayers to the top-leadership. 260 persons randomly selected were asked questions about: formal org membership; local & out-of-town newspaper consumption; length of residence in community; disposition to move away; associations with national, state, & local officials & employees; voting in Sch & city elections; party affiliation; & choices of most influential townspeople. Data were derived from intensive interviews & observation. Definitions: 'political structure'--involves a network of communications channels mediating policy messages; 'political role'--patterns of behavior characterizing pol'al activity within the pol'al structure; 'roles' --operationally defined in terms of (1) giving advice, (2) discussing public affairs with others, (3) taking an active part on issues, (4) attending meetings on public affairs. These behavioral practices were used to define 'role aggregates': advisors, talkers, listeners, workers, & nonparticipants. Of the 260 persons there were 20 advisors, 37 talkers, 33 listeners, 24 workers, & 132 non-participants. These role aggregates were characterized as follows: (1) Top Leadership: 3 individuals were felt to be most influential & at the core of the top leadership; they frequently held public office, had high SES, & were most active in community politics; their main concern was with 'social harmony' & 'political stability'; (2) Advisors had high educ, income, & media literacy; were highly concerned with community politics & were not disposed to leave the community; (3) Talkers resembled advisors, high ratio of F's; pol'ly active; (4) Listeners attended meetings but did little talking; had more educ & higher incomes than talkers but read less; they were non-joiners, & non-readers of local paper; (5) Workers took an active part on issues but did little discussing; read more than listeners but less than talkers; had low income; (6) Non-Participants had low educ &would like to leave the community. Authors conclude that the pol'al system involves independent decision-making at all levels in the structure for many policy matters; &the various role aggregates are treated diff'ly by the top leadership. T. L. Blair.

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- After-School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development -- POLICY ENVIRONMENT -- DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- DESCRIBING AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS -- COMPONENTS OF HIGH-QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS -- THREE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES -- EVALUATING AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS -- BRIDGING THE GAP IN RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE -- CONCLUSION -- References -- APPENDIX Workshop Agenda and Participants -- Selected Publications of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families.

The government of Malaysia has implemented various measures in the environmental management system, such as organizing an urban environmental management program.However, the environmental degradation problem in urban areas in the country is still alarming especially associated with the community engagement in protecting the urban environment.This study attempted to identify the level of community involvement in urban environmental management program in Malaysia based on 320 respondents.The results showed that the planning and enforcement activities by the community in the urban environmental management program were very low.In fact, the study also found that all the respondents in this survey did not execute their monitoring activities due to they assumed that the task should be undertaken by the government.The study concluded that contributing factors to the impairment of urban ecosystems in the study area is due to the vulnerability level of community involvement. Therefore, a better urban environmental management system is important to ensure higher community involvement in the urban environmental management program in strong collaboration with other concerned parties, especially the relevant government departments and the local authority.

As environmental crises loom, Surviving Collapse makes an argument for radical changes in the ways in which people live to avoid a dystopian future. To foster readers' imagination, Christina Ergas reveals real utopian stories that counter climate apocalypse narratives. Two eco-communities offer examples of alternative futures with small environmental footprints and more egalitarian social practices. They model solutions to the interconnected problems of rising social inequalities and environmental degradation. Each case engages in community-oriented practices, direct democracy, and ecological agricultural forms that attend to whole ecosystems. These practitioners recognize the value of whole biotic communities, human and nonhuman, and practice reciprocity.

The research aims to determine and analyze the voter behavior of the Ambaipua Village community in regional head elections of South Konawe in 2020. This research uses political participation and voter behavior concept to see what underlying the community in determining the choice of their regional head, whether influenced by sociological, psychological or rational aspects. The data collection techniques used were interviews, literature studies and documentation. The results showed that the voting pattern of the Ambaipua Village community could be understood from three approaches, namely sociology, psychology and rational. A sociological approach in which the majority of informants stated that the religious aspect greatly affects who the candidate will be elected, that they will choose a candidate who has the same belief/religion. Meanwhile, from the psychological approach, it was found that the informants were not influenced by the political parties carrying the regional head candidates, but the majority would choose the incumbent with the assumption that they had succeeded in developing the region in the previous period. On the other hand, the rational approach was seen from the tendency of informants to choose candidate who have good political experience. Based on the results by the writers, it can be concluded that the sociological approach especially religion is more prominent than the other two approaches. This is because religious knowledge will have a great influence on aspects of people's lives, including their political choices.

Ohio Docs. no.: OGV 88/54.4-9:G919/972. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.