wyszukanych pozycji: 12
The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare
ISBN: 9780814716182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political support and engendering heated debate about the separation of church and state. Yet we lack concrete information from which to anticipate how such initiatives might actually work if adopted. Despite the assumption that congregations can help many needy people in our society, it remains to be seen how extensive they wish their involvement to be, or if they have the necessary tools to become significant providers in the social service arena.... Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political su... |
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130,13 zł |
The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership
ISBN: 9780231116251 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As the federal system of entitlements and social services long provided by New Deal-era programs is dismantled and shifted to the states, the religious community finds itself relied upon more than ever to assist with social services for the needy. The Newer Deal calls upon religious-based organizations and the social work-social service community to put aside their differences and forge a "limited partnership" to provide the social and welfare services that millions depend on. The proposed partnership focuses on joint care for those in need--with attention to services for people of...
As the federal system of entitlements and social services long provided by New Deal-era programs is dismantled and shifted to the states, the religiou...
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309,12 zł |
The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America
ISBN: 9780812239492 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Other Philadelphia Story How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America Ram A. Cnaan. With Stephanie C. Boddie, Charlene C. McGrew, and Jennifer Kang "Cnaan uses a unique, thorough field study of nearly 2000 congregations in Philadelphia to probe the issue of social service delivery through religious institutions. . . . The book will be useful for graduate courses in social welfare and religion, and to scholars in both fields. Highly recommended."--Choice For people living in U.S. cities, social services come not only from the government but increasingly also from...
The Other Philadelphia Story How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America Ram A. Cnaan. With Stephanie C. Boddie, Charlene C. McGr...
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Cases in Innovative Nonprofits: Organizations That Make a Difference
ISBN: 9781452277707 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Provides readers with comparative case studies of innovative nonprofit organizations that are meeting the needs of humanity in both the US and abroad. This title provides inspiring examples of social entrepreneurs who have instituted new services to meet the needs of both new and long standing social problems.
Provides readers with comparative case studies of innovative nonprofit organizations that are meeting the needs of humanity in both the US and abroad....
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421,76 zł |
Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9783319774152 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 549 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This new handbook builds on The Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations published in 2007, and is the only resource defining the field of study related to small nonprofit organizations and to studying communities from the standpoint of associations that make up communities.
This new handbook builds on The Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations published in 2007, and is the only resource defining the field...
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854,08 zł |
The Multifaceted Nature of Civic Participation: A Literature Review
ISBN: 9789004308121 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Civic participation is an ideal concept in most democratic societies. People are encouraged to support neighbors, communities, and causes that combined contribute to the quality of life in their environment. However, too often the study of civic participation is carried out in a narrow intra-disciplinary manner that prevents a real understanding of what civic participation is and how to assess it. In this review, Cnaan and Park document how key writings are limited in scope and are either nonprofit, political science or environmental studies oriented. They then review many definitions of...
Civic participation is an ideal concept in most democratic societies. People are encouraged to support neighbors, communities, and causes that combine...
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329,77 zł |
Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9783030084509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 549 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
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Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations
ISBN: 9780387329321 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Creating a Frame for Understanding Local Organizations RAM CNAAN, CARL MILOFSKY, AND ALBERT HUNTER In this book, scholars from anumber of disciplines present work focused on communities, with particular attention to community organizations. A few scholars have emphasized the imp- tance of the need to map this intellectual territory (Calhoun, 1992). In some ways community study seems to be well trodden ground; there has been influential work on social capital, for example (Coleman, 1987,1988; Putnam, 1995; Foley and Edwards, 1997; Edwards and Foley, 1998). Yet the rich diversity of communities...
Creating a Frame for Understanding Local Organizations RAM CNAAN, CARL MILOFSKY, AND ALBERT HUNTER In this book, scholars from anumber of disciplines ...
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Faith-Based Social Services : Measures, Assessments, and Effectiveness
ISBN: 9780789035233 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Charitable Choice provision and the Bush Administration's National Faith-Based Initiative have broadened the scope of social services delivered through faith-based organizations. There are expectations that these faith-based social service providers will be more effective - but how should that effectiveness be measured? Faith-Based Social Services: Measures, Assessments, and Effectiveness explains the nature and quality of religion-based social service delivery while serving as a point of reference for future research and work. This unique source tackles the important, complex issue of...
The Charitable Choice provision and the Bush Administration's National Faith-Based Initiative have broadened the scope of social services delivered th...
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624,83 zł |
Faith-Based Social Services : Measures, Assessments, and Effectiveness
ISBN: 9780789035240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Charitable Choice provision and the Bush Administration's National Faith-Based Initiative have broadened the scope of social services delivered through faith-based organizations. There are expectations that these faith-based social service providers will be more effective - but how should that effectiveness be measured? Faith-Based Social Services: Measures, Assessments, and Effectiveness explains the nature and quality of religion-based social service delivery while serving as a point of reference for future research and work. This unique source tackles the important, complex issue of...
The Charitable Choice provision and the Bush Administration's National Faith-Based Initiative have broadened the scope of social services delivered th...
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192,60 zł |
The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare
ISBN: 9780814716175 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political support and engendering heated debate about the separation of church and state. Yet we lack concrete information from which to anticipate how such initiatives might actually work if adopted. Despite the assumption that congregations can help many needy people in our society, it remains to be seen how extensive they wish their involvement to be, or if they have the necessary tools to become significant providers in the social service arena.... Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political su... |
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364,49 zł |
A Century of Social Work and Social Welfare at Penn
ISBN: 9780812241037 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 664 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice is an acknowledged leader in cultivating theoretical and practical social work knowledge. Celebrating the School's centennial, this volume heralds the progressive thinking of its leaders and students while setting the stage for the next century of work at the frontier of the field. Following the School's approach, the book upholds the core values of social work: a clear understanding and respect for the past; analysis of current and professional issues; a vision of the future that reflects a commitment to social... The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice is an acknowledged leader in cultivating theoretical and practical social work ... |
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442,60 zł |