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Cawthorn, Tony W.; McDonald, William M. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2002
This article provides an introduction to the concept of community. The article begins with a definition of Student Affairs' Community, outcomes of community development, and provides a supporting framework upon which to establish and maintain community. It also includes essential commitments that campuses must make to create campus community.…
Descriptors: Community, Community Development, Higher Education, Professional Development
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McLean, Scott – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1997
Assessments of learning needs of community development practitioners were conducted at a university, two government agencies, and two associations in Canada. Assessments were conducted from the top down, limiting practitioners' ability to define their needs. Recommendations were oriented toward institutions rather than staff members. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
Taylor, Maurice C., Ed.; Draper, James A., Ed. – 1989
This book, intended to serve as a professional reference work, proposes to define the field of Adult Basic Education in its evolution, its contribution to professional education, and the principal problems and issues. The volume contains the following treatises: "Definitions and Evolution of the Concepts" (Thomas); "Selected…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Community Development