Online environments can cultivate what have been referred to as 21st century skills and capabilities, as youth contribute, pursue, share, and interact around work and ideas. Such environments also hold great potential for addressing digital divides related to the development of such skills by connecting youth in areas with fewer resources and…

A quantitative approach to accountability in community development ignores important aspects of the process, and a qualitative approach often fails to demonstrate to the public community development's impact. The use of interpretive methods, such as those used in the natural resources and recreation fields, can help people understand community…

Designed to assist individuals who need to bring information to citizen groups or decision makers concerned with community economic development, this manual uses a question-answer format to cover topics that might occur to someone just starting to build an understanding of community economic analysis. Among topics covered are: strategies for…