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Author:   Ray Lees ,  George Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.560kg
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9781041241010

ISBN 10:   1041241011
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   27 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The national community development project 1. CDP: An official view 2. The history and early development of CDP 3. The context of the twelve project areas 4. Extracts from the inter-project report Part 2: Establishing local projects 5. Early stages in North Tyneside CDP 6. Expectations of a local project 7. The action-research relationship Part 3: Action in the local areas 8. Working with tenants: two case studies 9. The leasehold problem in Saltley 10. The Hillfields information centre: a case study 11. Welfare rights: an experimental approach 12. A note on community education 13. Curriculum development and the community approach 14. Social needs of an immigrant population 15. Job-getting and job-holding 16. Mobility deprivation Part 4: Action and research strategies 17. CDP and the urban programme 18. Community Development as a process of emergence 19. The flaw in the pluralist heaven – changing strategies in the Coventry CDP 20. Action-research: experimental social administration?

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Review of the first publication: ‘It is essential reading, not only for anyone interested in the problems of organizing community development within statutory agencies, but for those who wish to understand the decline in the Home Office’s enthusiasm for CDP.’ — Community Development Journal, Volume 11, Issue 1

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