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Ginsberg Center Resources
Guide for the Ginsberg Center at the University of Michigan.
Community-Engaged Teaching & Learning
Community Based Research
Engaging Communities
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Amanda Peters
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2178 Shapiro Library
734-764-4481
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Databases for Engaging Communities
Sociological Abstracts
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Provides access to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Covers 1800+ journals, back to 1952.
Encyclopedia of Community
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Useful to students and researchers of psychology, sociology and economics, covers definitions of community beyond traditional views.
Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare
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A thorough and up-to-date review of the rapidly evolving and growing field of social work.
Social Services Abstracts
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An index and abstract of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas.
Articles for Engaging Communities
Developing University and Community Partnerships: A Critical Piece of Successful Service Learning
Community Building Detroit: Google Scholar Search
Higher Ground: Faith Communities and Community Building
Books on Engaging Communities
Beginner's guide to community-based arts
by
Keith Knight, Mat Schwarzman and many others
ISBN: 0976605430
Publication Date: 2005
Building trust : doing research to understand ethnic communities
by
Fumiko Hosokawa
ISBN: 0739143492
Publication Date: 2010
Community building : what makes it work : a review of factors influencing successful community building
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by Paul Mattessich, Barbara Monsey, with assistance from Corinna Roy
ISBN: 0940069121
Publication Date: 1997
Cultural democracy : the arts, community, and the public purpose
by
James Bau Graves
ISBN: 0252072081
Publication Date: 2005
Engaging classrooms and communities through art : a guide to designing and implementing community-based art education
by
Beth Krensky and Seana Lowe Steffen
ISBN: 0759110689
Publication Date: 2009
New creative community : the art of cultural development
by
Arlene Goldbard
ISBN: 0976605457
Publication Date: 2006