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Wallace, Moira – Urban Studies, 2001
Summarizes the comprehensive approach to tackling problems of poor neighborhoods developed by the British government's Social Exclusion Unit (SEU), analyzing neighborhood decline and describing the SEU's National Strategy for Neighborhood Renewal, which emphasizes improving public services in England, building inclusive partnerships locally that…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Foreign Countries, Neighborhood Improvement, Neighborhoods
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Akom, A. A. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2007
This article challenges social (dis)organization theory by investigating the impact of religious culture on civic engagement. Using qualitative data from 'Bridge View,' a historically African-American neighborhood in San Francisco experiencing environmental racism, this article asks: (1) How does the Nation of Islam (NOI) affect social…
Descriptors: Community Development, Islam, Social Organizations, Social Services
Taylor, Sue; Doyle, Lisa – 2003
A study of adult learning and neighborhood renewal examined how further education (FE) colleges and Local Education Authority (LEA) adult education services contribute to neighborhood renewal in deprived areas and considered how their strategic role might develop in this field. The study indicates that the policy framework for post-16 learning and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Benchmarking, Community Development