Field research focused on community or organizational issues and their resolution. Includes assignment with local agencies or community-based organizations. Smith, Tarallo 152. Introduction to principles and strategies of community organizing and development. Examination of different citizen participation movements and the role of change agents in the development process.
Students work in teams and conduct fieldwork in local communities.
Examination of community development efforts worldwide. Analysis of impact of global forces on community development in different settings. A comparative overview of the dominant social science paradigms for the study of community development and change. How government and community organizations help firms grow and create jobs through local economic development corporations, small business centers, revolving loan funds, incubators, and many other programs. Analyzes political, economic and sociocultural forces shaping the form and function of local communities in the U.S. Considers theories of the state, the community and social change and case studies of actual community development in comparative historical perspective.