The handbook of community practice / edited by Marie Weil, Michael S. Reisch, Mary L. Ohmer.

Preface -- The context of community practice -- Introduction: communities : contexts and challenges for the 21st century / Marie Weil, Mary L. Ohmer, Michael Reisch -- History and context for community practice / William Brueggemann -- Community practice challenges in the global economy / Michael Reisch -- Social justice, human rights, values, and community practice / Michael Reisch, Marie Weil -- Theories of community / Robert J. Chaskin -- Applying practice theories in community work / Marie Weil, Mary L. Ohmer -- Major approaches to community practice : development, organizing, social planning and social change -- Evolution, models and the changing context of community practice / Marie Weil, Dorothy N. Gamble, Mary L. Ohmer -- Development theories and community development practice : trajectory of changes / Lakshmi Lingam -- Sustainable community development / Dorothy Gamble, Marie D. Hoff -- Organizing -- The practice of community organizing : comparing and contrasting conflict and consensus approaches / Mary L. Ohmer, Fred Brooks -- New theory for new constituencies : contemporary organizing in communities of color / Rinku Sen -- Planning -- Social planning with communities : theory & practice / Marie Weil -- Larger scale social planning : planning for services, communities and regions / Jon Simon Sager, Marie Weil -- Progressive social change: people, systems, and societies -- Participatory methods in community practice / Dorothy N. Gamble -- Political, social and legislative action / Jacqueline Mondros -- Radical community organizing / Michael Reisch -- Coalitions, collaborations and partnerships : interorganizational approaches to social change / Terry Mizrahi, Beth Rosenthal, Jan Ivery -- Eight models of policy practice : local, state, national, and international arenas / Bruce Jansson, Gretchen Heidemann, Jacquelyn McCroskey, Ralph Fertig -- Issues, areas & fields of community practice -- Issues & areas -- Cultural competency: organizations and diverse populations / Patricia St. Onge -- Principles, skills, and practice strategies for promoting multicultural communication and collaboration / Lorraine Gutierrez, Edith Lewis, Adrienne Dessel, Mike Spencer -- Fields of practice and populations -- Rural community practice: organizing, planning, and development / Iris Carlton-LaNey, Professor, Yolanda Burwell, Craig White, Co-Director -- Renewing social work's commitment to workplace justice / Alice B. Gates, David Dobbie -- Community economic and social development in a changing world / David Feehan, Marvin D. Feit, Carol Becker -- Comprehensive community building at a crossroads in civil society / Tracy Soska, University of Pittsburgh, Robert J. Fiekema -- Creating a model children's service system : lessons from san francisco.