This article examines three different approaches to delivering community development education-- workshops and short courses, traditional professional education programs, and hybrid programs-- to enhance different forms of CDC capacity.
Capacity Building
University Involvement in the Community: Developing a Partnership Model GCP-97-3
University involvement in the community is not a new phenomenon. Historian Thomas Bender describes initiatives supported by Columbia University in the 19th century, as well as John Dewey's prescriptions for the University of Chicago at the beginning of the 20th century.