A presentation from Norman Walzer, Rhonda Philips and Bob Blair outlining current methods used to identify resources concerning community development and ways to include them in the CDS Journal.

1. Presented by
NormanWalzer, Rhonda Phillips, and Bob Blair
to
Community Development Society Meetings
Dubuque, IA
July 2014
Leading Articles in Community Development

2. Project Overview
 Goal – Collection of InfluentialArticles in CD
 Uses or Purposes
 Recognize Major Changes in Profession for Future Research
 Provide Source of ImportantArticles and Links
 Document Contributions of Journal of CDS
 Show Importance of CDS Over last 45Years in Development
 Incorporate Input by CDS Members
 DiscussWays to Proceed

3. Leading Articles in Community Development Procedures
Survey of Scholars/Practitioners
Articles in CDS Journals
1971-2014
Reviewed by
Editors
Edit Book Manuscript
Building Community
Development as a
Profession
Changing Major Issues Shifts in Development
Strategies/Tools
Innovative Measurement
Strategies and Evaluation
Articles to Include in Book
Write Commentaries and Updates
Send to Publisher

4. Procedures Followed
 Review Articles Since Start of Journal (Missing 2Years)
 CategorizeArticles Into MajorThemes
 Contact Practitioners and ScholarsAbout Usage
 Examine Downloads and Hits Since 2008
 Compile Materials and Obtain Input From Users
 Write a Short Overview for EachTheme Providing
Setting
 Write Update onWhat Has Happened Since

5. 1. Building Community Development as Profession
 Engaging Support Groups— Community Colleges, Professionals
etc.
 Integrating aTheoretical Foundation and Research Implications
 ProfessionalTrainingAnd Maturity Of CD Practitioners
 Growth Of CD as a Discipline in Higher Education
 CertificationApproaches and Organizations
 More Emphasis onAccountability to Residents and Stakeholders
 Others? ________________________________

6. 2. Changing Major Issues
• Growth In Importance Of Rural And SmallTown Issues Including Links
With Farming
• Focus On “Regional Approaches” RatherThan Strictly Local Initiatives
• EngagingWomen, Minorities, Immigrants,Youth, Retirees--public
Participation, Etc.
• Building Capacity And Community Readiness IncludingVarious Capitals
• Tourism And Quality Of LifeAs Important Determinants Of Ced
• Empowering Local CommunitiesToTake Effective Actions & More
Effective Land-use Management Approaches—“self-help Or Self-
development Approaches”
• Others??__________________________________

7. 3. Shifts in Development Strategies/Tools
• Improving Leadership PotentialAnd Understanding Of Local Public Officials &
Practitioners
• Greater Focus On EntrepreneurshipAnd Small Businesses
• Focus On Small Business Development (Including Home-based) UsingTechnology,
RatherThanAttraction Of Manufacturing Or Industrialization; Loss Of “Retail”As
A Mainstay In SmallTowns; ShiftsTo “Services”
• Innovative Investment Strategies, E.G. Double Bottom Line
• DevelopmentAndApplication Of Sophisticated Planning Approaches AndTechniques
• More Reliance On “Impacts” In Selecting Policies
• WealthTransfer AsA DevelopmentTool
• Changing Financing Strategies—TIF, EZ, Etc.AlongWith Stages
Of Business DevelopmentAnd Financial Needs
Others? ____________________________________

8. 4. Innovative Measurement Strategies and
Evaluation
• Growth In LOGICTypes OfApproachesThat Focus On Outcomes
And Less On InputsAndActivities
• Understanding Determinants Of “Community Change”, Resiliency,
And Sustainability RatherThan Growth Only
• More Reliance On Quantitative Data InAnalyses Using Models,
RatherThan Impressions
• Satisfaction By ResidentsAs “Customers”
• Benchmarking, Dashboards, Etc.
• Others? ____________________________________

9. Next Steps
 Complete Survey Of PractitionersAnd Scholars
 Review Downloads And Hits FromTaylor/Francis
 Organize Articles Into Logical Framework
 Prepare Commentaries ByTheme
 Review by Panel of Users
 SubmitTo Publisher

10. Ways to Participate
 Send List of Most Often Used JCDSArticles
 BeWilling to ReviewArticles Selected
 Review CommentariesAbout How CDThinking Has
Changed
 Use the Book inYour Classes!!!

11. Comments and Suggestions?
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12. For Additional Information
NormanWalzer Rhonda Phillips Bob Blair
nwalzer@niu.edu rphillips@purdue.edu rblair@unomaha.edu
Northern IL University Purdue University Un of NE at Omaha