Community associations and centres a comparative study /
Community Associations and Centres.
| Main Author: | Twelvetrees, Alan C. |
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| Other Authors: | ScienceDirect (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1976.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 152 pages). |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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| Summary: |
Community Associations and Centres. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-152). Front Cover ; Community Associations and Centres a Comparative Study; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes and Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. What is a Community Association?; 2. Community Associations and Community Work; 3. The Aims of the Study; 4. Shaping the Project; 5. Sources of Information for the Study; 6. A Note on the Presentation of Results; Chapter 2. Community Associations in Scotland and Edinburgh; The Statutory Obligations of Local Authorities; The Policy of Edinburgh Education Department towards Community Groups. The Scheme of RecognitionThe Appointment of Field Officers; Unfulfilled Expectations; The Rebirth of Interest; The Creation of Larger Associations; Community Associations and Centres in Edinburgh in 1970; Chapter 3. The Evolution of Community Associations in Sighthill, Leith, Pentland and Pilton; 1. Sighthill; 2. Leith; 3. Pentland; 4. Pilton; Chapter 4. The Role of the Local Authority; Conditions of Recognition; Education and Culture; The Importance of Social Activities; Further Conditions of Recognition. The Effects of a Close Relationship between Community Associations and the Education DepartmentThe Need for More Resources; Respect for the Independence of Other Groups; Education Department Policy towards Wardens; The Influence of the Field Officers; Conclusions; Chapter 5. Membership and Attendance; Patterns of Membership; Who are the Members?; The Degree of Commitment Expected of Members; The Identity of Special Interest or Sub Groups; Factors influencing Membership; Pressures towards Homogeneity; Sighthill; Leith; Pentland; Pilton; Conclusions; Chapter 6. Financial Arrangements. Membership FeesFinancial Policy of the Corporation; The Financing of Sections within the Association; Chapter 7. The Leadership Factor; The Lack of Initiators and Organisers; Pressures towards Introversion and Homogeneity; Primary and Secondary Community Associations; The Need for Skilled Voluntary Help; Internal Conflict; Types of Leaders; The Time Factor; The Voluntary Principle; Other Means of Encouraging Voluntary Leaders; Dilemmas of Leadership; Requirements and Characterìstics of Community Association Leaders; Leadership Renewal; Leith; Pentland; Pilton; Conclusions. Chapter 8. Problems of Organisational StructureThe Growth of Bureaucracy; Implications for Community Associations; The Domination of One Subgroup; Sighthill; Leith; Pentland; Pilton; Special Interest Sections; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Analysis of Purposes and Activities; 1. Factors Determining Aims and Activities; 2. The Pressure Group Role; 3. Meeting Social Needs; 4. Educational and Educative Functions; 5. Cultural Activities; 6. Provision of Opportunities for Leisure-time Activities; 7. Community Service; 8. Co-ordination and Relations with Other Organisations. Community Associations and Centres. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL. Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 152 pages). |
| Format: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-152). |
| ISBN: |
9781483158525 1483158527 |