What is Community Development Theory? Community Development: Examining bio-psycho-social elements helps one create a holistic assessment of disadvantaged individuals and/or communities. It is often thought that ''fixing'' an individual and then sending them back into a disadvantaged community will set...
What is community and why should educators be concerned with it? We explore the development of theory around community, and the significance of boundaries, social networks and social norms - and why attention to social capital and communion may be importa...
Association: a particular community type (e.g., oak- hickory), found in many places and with a specific species composition and physiognomy. Formation: originally used to refer to a large regional climax community. Boundaries The operational definition of a plant community immediately forces the qu...
These seemingly disparate theories take on a deeper meaning when tied to Giddens' structuration theory. Giddens' theoretical perspective is essential for practitioners because of its link between macro and microstructures and the ability of the community to influence macro and micro changes through ...
Communitarianism is a 20th Century political and social ideology emphasizing the interests of the community over those of the individual. Communitarianism is often considered the opposite ofliberalism, the theory that places the interests of the individual above those of the community. In this context,...
What is a Community of Practice and How Can We Support It? One of the most important concepts in social or situated learning theory is the notion of a community of practice. The concept, like the concept of constructivism or the concept of zones of proximal development, has been used both...
What Is a Community? A community is a group of people living or working together in the same area. People in communities might go to the same schools, shop in the same stores and do the same things. They also help each other and solve problems together. If it's a bigger community, ...
Elimination of income inequality:In theory, by compensating each individual according to their need, gaps in income are eliminated. By abolishing revenue, interest income, profit,income inequality, and socioeconomic class friction is eliminated, and the distribution of wealth is accomplished on a just...
Community ecology is based on a general theory almost similar to the general evolution theory. It states that the processes that act on new species in a given community can be analogous to the selection if only the processes that brought species close to the community boundary were analogous to...
Social learning theory posits that people emulate the behavior they observe in their environment, especially if that behavior is reinforced in others. For example, if a child observes their parents going to work every day, volunteering at a local community center, and helping their significant ...