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Author:   Steve Burghardt ,  Willie Tolliver
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781412970174

ISBN 10:   1412970172
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   28 July 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments Part 1. The Depletion of Value 1. A Boring Assignment 2. Half-Empty? Half-Full? 3. Jack-of-All-Trades 4. Running to Catch Up 5. The Extra Mile 6. Clipping Coupons 7. The Assembly Line 8. Splashed Water 9. Good Grooming 10. Salt and Pepper in the Pot 11. Good News, Bad News Part 2. Creating Abundance 12. Popsicle Sticks 13. Seeking Illumination 14. Casing a Lure 15. Mr. Trumbull′s Motto 16. The Second Golden Rule 17. Clean As You Go 18. Carry Your Vision in Your Pocket 19. Politeness Doesn′t Cost a Cent 20. Two Truths 21. Take the Cover off the Book 22. Build Your Community and They Will Come . . . Again 23. The Crossroads Learning Guide: Reflective Questions for Discussion and Classroom Integration Part 3. A Leadership Model of Personal and Organizational Transformation Starting Before the Beginning 24. If the Work Is Sacred, Then So Are You The Commitment to Being Meditation Exercises 25. The Transformative Model The Commitment to Doing 26. Carry Your Vision as a Tool Carry Your Vision as a Tool Exercises 27. Practicing Patience and Politeness Practicing Patience and Politeness Exercises 28. Embracing Diversity Embracing Diversity Exercises 29. Clean As You Go Clean As You Go Exercises 30. Building Community Building Community Exercises References and Books of Note Index About the Authors

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Steve Burghardt, PhD, is professor of social work at the Hunter College School of Social Work and partner of the Leadership Transformation Group, is a recognized expert on community organizing, democratic leadership, and popular education. He has taught, trained, consulted, and organized with both grass roots community groups and large scale public agencies on new models of practice throughout his career. The author of seven other books and numerous articles, he has won numerous awards for his teaching on community organizing through popular education, political economy of social welfare, and theories of social change.

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