In search of a common core in community development professional degrees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6181634 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Stout (0000-0002-7254-4934) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 863-870 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15575330.2022.2109704 |
| OpenAlex | W4293817054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
This brief essay offers background on the issues facing community development as a professional degree. The essay highlights the need for comprehension and consensus around core competencies, shared values, and standards to guide the design and assessment of academic community development programs. The essay includes summaries on theoretical canon, pedagogies, and the fragmented state of community development as an educational field. In particular, accreditation is offered as a strategy for potential success. Progress by and insights from a related Community Development Society working group are provided to readers
Accreditation · Community development · Core competency · Engineering ethics · Field (mathematics · Management · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Community and Sustainable Development · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
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Asset-based learning and the pedagogy of community development
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |