21 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, "This essay makes the argument for the centrality of communication in studying and developing community." Following discussion of general theoretical arguments affirming and advancing this case, the author examined a specific type of community-oriented communicative event - civic communion. "Civic communions are episodes of community interaction that function as rhetorical and performative civic sacraments bonding citizenry around the social and political structures of a specific locale."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10086
Notes:
This abstract is maintained in records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois > "International" section > "Philippines CARD group" file., Abstract of a research paper presented at the 3rd annual conference of the Communicators for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Mountain State Agriculture College, La Trinidad, Benquet, Philippines, October 21-24, 1982. Page 14., Describes how community residents identified need and cooperatively developed and published a popular manual on how to construct a low-cost fuel-efficient wood stove.
Via online magazine. 9 pages., An old 1,300-acre oil refining site in South Philadelphia is being converted into a vast e-commerce distribution center. "But the developers of these brownfields must confront a legacy of toxic pollution and neglect of surrounding communities of color." A Philadelphia council member reports, "We have a long way to go as relates to community engagement, as well as paying attention to the environmental remediation process."
Singletary, Loretta (author), Smutko, L.Steven (author), Hill, George C. (author), Smith, Marilyn (author), Daniels, Steven E. (author), Ayres, Janet S. (author), and Haaland, Kay (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D11525
19 pages., Online via UI Catalog, Researchers used survey methodology to invite Cooperative Extension professionals to identify their training needs for engaging communities in collaborative processes. Findings identified 35 skills needed to conduct programs to help citizens manage natural resource conflict.
5 pages, It can be argued that public forums are a valuable and essential tool for Cooperative Extension professionals. This article narrates the innovative use of the public forum action steps outlined in Kahl’s (2016) “A Convener’s Guide to Hosting a Public Forum”. The primary objective was to address illegal dumping and littering concerns with the Extension professional's role to engage the community. The resulting “Backyard Composting Project” demonstrated that public forums are valuable in creatively engaging urban audiences. Ultimately the authors illustrate how a community concern can be addressed using innovative programming to reach what Extension considers to be non-traditional urban populations.
