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	Sense of community - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sense of community (or psychological sense of community) is a concept in social psychology (or more narrowly, in community psychology), which focuses on the experience of community rather than its structure, formation, setting, or other features.
		Among theories of Sense of Community proposed by psychologists, McMillan and Chavis's (1986) is by far the most influential, and is the starting point for most of the recent research in the field.
		Other communities may seem to be defined primarily according to territory, as in the case of neighborhoods, but even in such cases, proximity or shared territory cannot by itself constitute a community; the relational dimension is also essential.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sense_of_community (1968 words)

	Community - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs and a multitude of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the degree of adhesion within the mixture, but the definitive driver of community is that all individual subjects in the mix have something in common.
		The sum of the creative energy and the strength of the mechanisms that maintain this balance is manifest as an observable and resilient sense of community.
		Western cultures are losing this spirit of community that once were found in institutions such as churches, community halls and rural/urban centres.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Community (1395 words)

	Sense of Community Project Methodology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Research by John Schweitzer and the Sense of Community (SOC) Project in Lansing demonstrates the importance of sense of community in contributing to the overall quality of life in a community.
		Residents living in areas where they share a sense of community with their neighbors are more likely to feel safe and secure and have a lower fear of crime.
		This research has shown that there is great variability in the sense of community that exists on urban face blocks, and that this construct is related to such pro-civil activities voting, recycling, and giving blood.
	www.msu.edu /user/socomm/100block.htm (458 words)

	Exploring the Relationship Between Sense of Community and Territoriality in Rural Neighborhoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A poor sense of community may manifest itself in a lack of cooperation, neighborliness, or social cohesion in the residential environment, resulting in apathy, neglect, and eventually dissatisfaction.
		Resident perceptions of sense of community were correlated with ratings of territorial behaviors and direct, physical territorial evidence to indicate whether households exhibiting high levels of territoriality also report a strong sense of community.
		The absence of any indication that sense of community is reflected in the territorial functioning of the residents suggests that this relationship may be similar to other attitude-behavior relationships in which behavior is moderated by so many other factors that it is unable to reflect an underlying attitude (Fishbein and Ajzen 1975).
	www.asu.edu /caed/proceedings97/vanzandt.html (3520 words)

	Community Psychology: Psychological Sense of Community: Theory of McMillan & Chavis 1986 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In 1974, psychologist Seymour Sarason's seminal book introduced the concept of "psychological sense of community," and proposed that it become the conceptual center for the psychology of community, asserting that psychological sense of community "is one of the major bases for self-definition" (p.
		Among theories of Psychological Sense of Community, McMillan & Chavis's (1986) is by far the most influential, and is the starting point for most of the recent research on psychological sense of community.
		McMillan & Chavis (1986) propose that Sense of Community is composed of four elements.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~stwright/psych/sense-of-community.html (1662 words)

	Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina: Sense of Community & Collaboration
		Sense of community is a theme that emerged from community member focus groups.
		The idea of outsiders infringing upon a small-town's sense of community seems to be a sentiment felt by longtime residents and not newcomers.
		To the community members and service providers working to turn the thoughts found in the pages of this document into action, sense of community and collaboration are connected, and should not be separate.
	www.hsl.unc.edu /phpapers/warrenton01/wsense.htm (989 words)

	TIPS Editorial - December, 2002
		But "a sense of community" is something that can and does translate into the world of technology, and there are thousands of examples.
		Community contributes to who someone is, but it also can contribute to what s/he does as well.
		Media which can be used to construct a sense of shared identity and purpose include email discussion forums and on-line threaded forums, both of which are available through the Fayette County Office of Technology.
	teach.fcps.net /tips/2002_03/December/Editorial.htm (503 words)

	Into the Blogosphere: Rhetoric, Community, and Culture of Weblogs: Blogs as Virtual Communities: Identifying a Sense of ...
		Sense of community is reliably correlated to all of the demographic variables and each of the four predictors.
		In understanding where feelings of community could potentially develop, the regression analysis reveals that it is frequency of reading the blog as well as reading and posting to the comments that contributes to members’ sense of community.
		García, I., Giuliani, F., and Wiesenfeld, E. Community and sense of community: The case of an urban barrio in Caracas.
	blog.lib.umn.edu /blogosphere/blogs_as_virtual.html (5856 words)

	Donna's thesis - sense of community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Achieving and maintaining a sense of community is one of cohousing's primary goals.
		The word community is all too often used to define any group of individuals, such as a church congregation or a group of neighbors.
		Cooking and eating community meals, playing with the kids, and double digging the garden all are activities that allow individuals to form binding connections with others.
	www.dcn.davis.ca.us /go/nstreet/library/Spreitzer/th_community.html (2232 words)

	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - fedgazette April 1993 - Strong sense of community vital to success (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A community is one in which the members agree on a mission, share a common set of goals and embrace a vision for the future of the enterprise.
		Building a community takes strong leadership, a high level of participation by individuals from all sectors of the city, and constant attention by these leaders to the need to form consensus on ways to address the needs of the city.
		We know that where community exists it confers upon its members identity, a sense of belonging, and a measure of security." Because it is a community in Gardner's sense, Eau Claire is well-positioned to respond to both the opportunities and the challenges of the future.
	woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us /pubs/fedgaz/93-04/edi934b.cfm?js=0 (663 words)

	City of O'Fallon, IL - Creating a Sense of Community
		Academics try to quantify community through “social capital” that is increased or decreased according to the amount of collaborative activity within the community.
		And when a sense of community exists, your city is said to have a high “quality of life,” which can have a direct impact on your property values, reputation, and economic development.
		In a recent citizen survey, 86% of respondents rated the overall quality of life and 76% rated O’Fallon’s sense of community as “good” or “excellent.” I am gratified that people enjoy living in O’Fallon – we just need to make sure we are doing the right things to keep that social capital high.
	www.ofallon.org /Public_Documents/OFallonIL_BLOG/S006E95FD-006E9605 (527 words)

	A Sense of Community
		The Hog Farm, a commune in New Mexico, became the festival organizers’ “crowd interface.” Stan Goldstein, organizer Michael Lang’s buddy, explained, “We needed a specific group to be the exemplars for all to follow.” This film shows the Hog Farmers in a various assortment of roles.
		Yet in the spirit of community we see how each and every one of them is willing to forgo prejudices in favor of a weekend of peace and music.
		Based on its portrayal of the Woodstock community, I see this documentary as a useful historical tool that will be used for generations to come as a way to remember one of the greatest gatherings of all time.
	www.lehigh.edu /~ineng/jac/danL4.htm (911 words)

	sense of community
		Kris described her sense of community in the newer developments as rather middle-of-the-road, as there was nothing in particular that generated neighborly interaction.
		I was intrigued by the notion of a homeowners association and its implications on the sense of community in the development.
		Julie shared with me her sense of community that, although different from that of Kris and Joan, was still one that roots provides her with interaction with her neighbors and roots her within the Northfield Community.
	www.stolaf.edu /courses/2003sem2/Environmental_Studies/399/Projects/Greller_Project/sense_of_community.html (845 words)

	Columbia News ::: Sense of Community Helps New Director of Commercial Leasing Settle into Upper Manhattan
		But now at Columbia, it is the sense of community in Upper Manhattan that is helping Shuchman find her niche.
		As Shuchman learns more about the neighborhood and the goods and services that the communities need and want, she also hopes to extend the Broadway retail revival to the Amsterdam corridor, which she says suffers from a lack of retail energy and diversity.
		She will also be working with the community and University to help select retail for the new Social Work School building on the rise at Amsterdam and 121st Street.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/02/03/carolShuchman.html (965 words)

	A New Sense of Community - Master Planned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Gone are the days where you might walk your children to a nearby school, chat frequently with your neighbors, go to the end of the street to pick up milk from the dairy, and enjoy a good ol' neighborhood block party.
		Master-planned communities are suburbia's response to the boring, cookie-cutter, detached globs of housing that still make up much of America's suburban nation.
		Maybe we've understood a sense of community is a good thing, as long as its common sense.
	www.rppi.org /masterplannedcommunities.html (1285 words)

	Florida Communities - Orlando Community - Communities Orlando Florida - Baldwin Park, FL
		Baldwin Park has been carefully planned to create a definite sense of community.
		Community swimming pools and fitness facilities are also enjoyed.
		Roadways form a connected network with more than 20 entries and exits to the neighborhood so traffic is dispersed and flows easily, and residents have quick access to other Orlando communities.
	www.baldwinparkfl.com /web/community.asp (185 words)

	Community Matters: renewing our sense of community
		Renewing Our Sense of Community is often launched by a Community Center, town or city government, Recreation & Parks, an Arts Center, or a Chamber of Commerce.
		Community Matters provides the basic model, including timelines, task lists, and resources like sample brochures & posters, letters to the editor, and ideas for event activities.
		Then, we jointly create a 4-8 hour experience that brings together people of all ages and views to renew their sense of community.
	www.commatters.org /community/rosc.htm (190 words)

	Texas Public Radio Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Today, communication technologies permit us to transcend geography and create a bond of community defined – not by city streets or county lines – but by shared values and interests.
		These “communities of values” aren’t found on any map, but they’ve become just as real and as important to the quality of our lives as any physical place.
		There is a sense of community, of commonality, of understanding that listeners of public radio feel for each other and their radio station.
	tpr.org /community/community.html (397 words)

	Untethered Communities. Many-to-Many: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The virtual communities I hang out within these days are more fluid and less enclosed than the conversations on the WELL, and you can’t zero in on a single technology or mode that the typical community uses.
		I don't think we can make judgements about whether blogs or message boards or even the local park is the best place for community to develop because every community, and every individual in the cluster of individuals who make up a community, is likely to prefer different forms of communication.
		My sense is that people have different preferences though, and not all uses of a given technology are alike in terms of success at achieving community building.
	many.corante.com /archives/2005/04/20/untethered_communities.php (912 words)

	TheFA.com - Bar Hill show sense of Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The first four clubs to achieve Community Club status were invited to a flagship FA presentation in Manchester to receive their awards from Sir Geoff Hurst and Eric Harrison, Football Ambassadors for The FA's Community Partner McDonalds and FA National Game Director Steve Parkin, and a Cambridgeshire club recently joined the roll call of honour.
		The Community Club Award will provide clubs with a kite-mark to promote their work in football development, enabling them to promote their provision of a safe and quality environment for all interested participants.
		Although gaining Community Club status cannot guarantee funding from the Football Foundation for facility improvement, gaining the kite-mark has already been a significant factor in assisting clubs funding applications by providing evidence of a commitment to providing a sporting facility for use by the entire community.
	www.thefa.com /Grassroots/ClubDevelopment/ClubNews/Postings/2003/05/47507.htm (476 words)

	Sense of Community - Graffë Forums
		I have to agree with no sense of reputation, but based on some of the early EQ players -- like Myngil's comment -- it could just be something that is developed later on.
		There is very little sense of community on Argent Dawn because it takes so little time to level that there are new people level 60 all the time.
		I was diappointed by the lack of community that I felt when I first started the game but it seems to be growing as I level up on a low population server.
	www.graffe.com /forums/showthread.php?t=31491 (1863 words)

	Strong Professional Community Benefits All
		If professional community were a schoolwide entity, and if it were measured well, we would expect most of the variance to be found from one school to the next, and little variation within schools.
		Their study also found that professional development opportunities are most likely to increase teachers' sense of professional community if they are school-wide, while programs in which individual teachers participate without other teachers from their school are unlikely to do so.
		Gamoran and Grodsky refined this approach: Rather than treating the school community as a whole, their research on professional community focuses on the community among adults, particularly among teachers, as the mechanism by which school effects are achieved.
	www.wcer.wisc.edu /news/coverStories/strong_professional_community.php (665 words)

	Sense of Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A classroom that encourages community also encourages caring and trust among all the members of that community.
		Promoting a sense of community also is important for parents.
		Parent education classes, childbirth classes, community services, and college classes offered at the school increase the sense that the school is a vital part of the community.
	www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea1lk2.htm (342 words)

	PR: Survey Suggests Strong Sense of Community
		Increased attention has been brought to what is now widely referred to as "social capital," the intangible wealth created by high levels of trust and interdependence which strengthen community.
		The Center's survey found that 56 percent of Kentuckians volunteered time for civic, community, charitable or non-profit activities, or church-related activities in the past 12 months.
		Related results suggest most Kentuckians are proud of their communities and, despite a deep concern about crime, most feel safe in their communities.
	www.kltprc.net /pressreleases/SURVEY.HTM (511 words)

	Public Radio's Sense of Community Campaign
		Sense of Community is part of why listeners consider public radio personally important.
		What underlies Sense of Community are shared values, beliefs and interests.
		The Sense of Community materials are free to everybody.
	www.aranet.com /a98/reports/a98-r14.htm (662 words)

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