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Aiyer, Sophie M.; Zimmerman, Marc A.; Morrel-Samuels, Susan; Reischl, Thomas M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
In the present article, we introduce a community empowerment perspective to understanding neighborhoods. A preponderance of literature exists on neighborhood risk factors for crime. Yet less is known about positive factors that make neighborhoods safe and desirable. We propose community empowerment as a conceptual foundation for understanding…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Neighborhoods, Health Promotion, Public Health
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Dyke, Martin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
Reflection has long been an aspiration in education, from Aristotles Nicamachean Ethics, through Bacons (1605) Advancement of Learning and later articulated by John Dewey. Schon's reflective practitioner underpins the ethos in the professional training of teachers in the UK. This paper reviews approaches to reflection in learning and argues that…
Descriptors: Ethics, Social Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education