on Discourse Communities Communication is key for every organization or group to make progress and achieve results. Whether an organization be purely academic or for entertainment‚ it is through communication both will meet their goals. Discourse communities as defined by Swales are communities of individuals who meet together to achieve a goal. Although‚ having a goal and communication does not make any community or group a discourse community. The definition of discourse communities relies on the
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The Oneida Community can be considered one of the most successful utopian societies that there has ever been. “The Oneida Community‚ in many ways the most radical social and sexual experiment in American history‚ was founded in central New York by John Humphrey Noyes and a small band of Christian perfectionists in March 1848” (Olin‚ 285). The community eventually came to an end around 1879 and although somewhat short-lived‚ this utopian community presented many ideas that had never been considered
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A community of Practice using a discussion forum
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Case study You are a worker at the Whitford Community Centre. The centre is based in a large housing estate on the fringe of a major city. The area has only been established for a relatively short time. A significant number of the residents have very low incomes or are in receipt of Centrelink benefits. The centre has focused its efforts on lobbying the local council and the state government for resources and an improved infrastructure (public transport‚ parks‚ shopping centres‚ and so on). Workers
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experiences‚ strengths‚ or other qualities that can address challenges in a setting. Social resources occur in relationships among members of the setting‚ including shared beliefs‚ values‚ formal rules‚ informal norms‚ group events‚ and shared sense of community. Even physical aspects of a setting are resources: a library with rooms for group study‚ quiet nooks for individual study‚ and a place to take a break. Adaptation- this principle concerns the transactions between person and environment. This is
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declaration V‚ “Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures. A main social target of governments‚ international organizations and the whole world community in the coming decades should be the attainment by all peoples of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Primary health care is the key to attaining this target as
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Eastern Samar State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Borongan City SUBJECT: ED 609 ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM TOPIC: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION REPORTER: AMADO B. TAMARES JR. M.A. IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR: DR. VIOLETA A. AFABLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING | DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING Community Organizing * Refers to the framework and methodology used by social development workers in empowering people’s organization as a way of addressing
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Community service has been normally on your own will‚ but lately school have added community service hours to their curriculum. With adding another required course to the schools it would help them learn lessons for later in life. The job for schools is not just to teach the core classes‚ but also life lessons that will help them when their out of school. Then there are kids that have to help support their families and work after school and therefore its unfair to add another requirement to their
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Virtual Community The internet is a vast and virtually limitless entity which provides users with a way to explore and develop identity and community through various methods including; videos‚ discussion boards‚ blogging‚ photography‚ business outlets and so much more. While online anonymity and isolation have the potential to create a desolate atmosphere for users‚ becoming involved in established community based websites can produce opposite feelings for the same users. Discussion boards
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Community When I hear community I think of a collective group of individuals who share common values‚ this can be through living in close proximity or through social interactions and interests such as sporting groups. Community is about a sense of belonging for all involved‚ and generally includes some sort of social order. Community can be perceived by individuals in many ways and as a result there is no clear definition or meaning as such. Community in the past has been concerned with the division
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