COVID‐19 in our lives: Sense of community, sense of community responsibility, and reflexivity in present concerns and perception of the future

This article explores the effectiveness of an innovative and exciting project called ‘Shared Action’, a community development approach to child protection in Bendigo, Victoria. Shared Action was a three-year project which started in January 1997. It began by encouraging a sense of community ownership. A shared vision was developed with key goals leading to a wide range of community activities. A sense of hope and cooperation grew along with social networks, the capacity to resolve conflict constructively and a shared sense of community responsibility.

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Creating a Sense of Community: The Austin School of the Future.

School of the future. ◽

10.1037/11097-009 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 131-150

Author(s):

Susan Millea ◽

Marion Tolbert Coleman

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Community ◽

The Future

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Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the sense of community responsibility scale

Journal of Community Psychology ◽

10.1002/jcop.22366 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 1770-1790 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gabriele Prati ◽

Fortuna Procentese ◽

Cinzia Albanesi ◽

Elvira Cicognani ◽

Angela Fedi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Sense Of Community ◽

Italian Version ◽

Community Responsibility ◽

Responsibility Scale

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The Effect of Sense of Community Responsibility on Residents’ Altruistic Behavior: Evidence from the Dictator Game

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17020460 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 460

Author(s):

Chao Yang ◽

Yanli Wang ◽

Yuhui Wang ◽

Xuemeng Zhang ◽

Yong Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Community ◽

Dictator Game ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Altruistic Behavior ◽

Future Research ◽

Dictator Games ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Community Responsibility ◽

The Rich ◽

High Level

Understanding the new mechanism of altruistic behavior is pivotal to people’s health and social development. Despite the rich literature on altruism, this is the first study exploring the association between the sense of community responsibility (SOC-R) and altruistic behavior by repeated dictator games. Data were gathered from 95 residents (30% male; M age = 33.20 years). Demographic variables, money motivation, and SOC-R were measured. The results revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between SOC-R and altruistic behavior, and SOC-R had a positive predictive effect on residents’ altruistic behavior. With the increasing of the number of tasks assigned, the level of residents’ altruistic behavior gradually decreased. There was a significant difference in money allocation between the groups with high and low levels of SOC-R. The level of altruistic behavior in the group with a high level of SOC-R was significantly higher than that in the the group with a low level of SOC-R. Findings from the present study highlighted the potential value of strengthening residents’ SOC-R in the improvement of altruism. Implications and directions for future research were also discussed.

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Using Pre-arrival Shared Reading to Promote a Sense of Community

LOGOS ◽

10.1163/18784712-02904005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 37-52

Author(s):

Alison Baverstock ◽

Jackie Steinitz ◽

Brian Webster-Henderson ◽

Laura Bryars ◽

Sandra Cairncross ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sense Of Community ◽

Shared Reading ◽

Project Implementation ◽

Long Distance ◽

The Future ◽

Student Enrolment ◽

The University

Seeking to improve student enrolment, engagement, and retention, Kingston University began a pre-arrival shared reading scheme in 2014–2015, sending a free book to every student about to start at the university and making copies available to staff in all roles and departments across the institution. A number of associated events were organized and outcomes monitored through a variety of project-specific and institutional metrics. Continuing with the scheme in 2015–2016, Kingston University and Edinburgh Napier University joined together as research partners. Edinburgh Napier, having participated in the process of choosing a book for all to read, made the same single title available to their students and staff. In this paper the processes and outcomes of the collaboration are reported, including the differences in project implementation in the two institutions and what they learned from each other. Recommendations are made for how universities can work together on projects of mutual desirability, pointing out particular associated sensitivities, in this case when managing a long-distance collaboration, and what can be learned for the future.

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The Demise of Community and Ecology in the Pacific Northwest: Historical Roots of the Ancient Forest Conflict

Sociological Perspectives ◽

10.2307/1389313 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 277-300 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Clayton W. Dumont

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Pacific Northwest ◽

Sense Of Community ◽

Local Economy ◽

The Political ◽

Old Growth ◽

The Pacific ◽

Ancient Forest ◽

The Future ◽

Political Economic

The Pacific Northwest has become the site of a bitterly fought struggle over the future of the remaining 10% of the region's ancient, or “old growth,” forests. The remaining stands of these forests are important components of the local economy and of the region's ecology. The article begins with a brief description of the economic and ecological crises which are now coming to fruition as a result of the loss of 90% of these forests. It then provides a description of the cultural heritage and sense of community which is being lost in the small, timber-dependent communities of the region—a social crisis resulting from the economic and ecological crises. In conclusion, the article argues that all of these crises should be understood as resulting from the political, economic, and historical circumstances which facilitated the emergence of the largest and wealthiest timber ownership.

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