What word or phrase in the story couldbest describe you as person?
Being SMART – Because being smart is the key to success.
What is the relation of the story to our subject matter?
Lesson 2
BASICS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
What is a Community?
Johnson in Felizmeña and Yangco (1997)
- “a group of people gathered together in a geographic area, large or small, who have common interests, actual or potentially recognized in the social welfare field”
Medina (2001)
- “a group of people sharing common geographic boundaries, common values, interest and functions within a socio-cultural context.”
Robertson in Ronquillo (1989)
- a social group with a common territorial base with a shared common interests and a feeling of “belonging”
Community - is compose of interrelated elements based from the various definitions of sociologists like people, territory, heritage, common lifestyle, essential social service institution, shared common values, common interests, sense of belongingness and group decision making.
TYPES OF COMMUNITY:
a. Rural Areas – are large and isolated areas of an open country with low population density.
b. Urban Areas – are characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it.(ex. cities, towns)
c. Suburban- mostly refers to a residential area. They may be the residential areas of city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods. COMMUNITY SERVICE DEFINED
Community service is defined as a way of helping an individual or family in the community in meeting a specific need even though this opportunity was not identified through a formal organization. SERVICE LEARNING
a.) a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the