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{"title":"Editorial","authors":"M. Mars","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2023.2195695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2195695","url":null,"abstract":"In this issue of Community Development readers are introduced to eight papers that together present a diverse, yet vivid illustration of the challenges, opportunities, and innovations that characterize development in rural communities. The challenges described throughout the papers largely point to the precarious balance between responding to global economic pressures while retaining clear identities and authentic senses of place. Among the opportunities highlighted in the issue is the promise of placebased enterprises and marketscapes as bridges between rurality and external consumption demands and trends that include, for example, local food and sustainable tourism. Readers, whether community development practitioners or scholars, are likely to find inspiration and guidance from the rural development innovations that emerge from the issue, whether that be a creative approach to overcoming the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic or centering place-based mystique as a tool for community identity work. Below the landscape of the issue is described in greater detail. Using the local food movement in the U.K. as an empirical setting, Curry’s paper contributes a constructive critique of the shortcomings of neoclassical economic philosophies and mechanisms on community development initiatives. In doing so, Curry proposes a set of market mechanisms and social innovations, such as inter-firm collaboration and systemic coordination, that may be useful in maximizing the positive influence of marketization on community development goals and initiatives. Such influence is particularly promising in rural communities and economies that are often confronted with stagnated market conditions and declining populations via urbanization. Currie and colleagues further address the influence of large-scale economic policy conditions, specifically neo-liberalism, on rural community development. They identify the complexities as well as reveal the potential power of including diverse stakeholder groups in initiating and enacting community-centered resiliency planning. Petric and Gibson further underscore these economic-based challenges in their study of community investment fund strategies within rural Canadian regions and the associated reliance on government investments in public awareness campaigns and engagement strategies. Indeed, rural community member engagement in innovative development strategies is a notable challenge. Theodori, Willits, and Fortunato aptly illustrate this reality in their examination of the influence of mystique on rural community attachment and engagement. Their findings reveal the nuance of rural community identity with subjects positively associating mystique with community attachment, community satisfaction, and community decision-making. Yet, they find such association is not statistically associated with community-oriented action. Given recent upticks in cravings for nostalgia, especially via consumption choices, Theodori, et al.’","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"155 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46311396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"You do not know what you have until it is gone: The importance of face-to-face interactions in local economic development","authors":"Jess L Sutton, G. Arku, R. Sadler","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2023.2178473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2178473","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To contain the 2019 coronavirus, many localities were placed on lockdown and were required to follow social distancing guidelines implemented by upper-level governments. A consequence of these containment measures was that local practitioners had to conduct economic development remotely, an activity traditionally centered around face-to-face interactions. Thus, this raises the question, how important is face-to-face contact for local economic development? To answer this question, in-depth interviews were conducted with thirty-seven senior management economic development practitioners in the Province of Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2020. The analysis found that face-to-face contact is highly important for practitioners’ economic development efforts because it, among other things, facilitates the creation and transmission of tacit knowledge between practitioners as well as with businesses, community organizations, and other stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"683 - 700"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49018441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women entrepreneurs in Southern Ethiopia: Capacity building programs for women empowerment and challenges in implementation","authors":"Yodit Abebe Mamo, Abrha Mesele Sisay, Beyeneche Yilma Gilo, H. Gebreselassie, Mary Abera Debisa","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2023.2173264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2173264","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study evaluates the availability of capacity-building programs for women entrepreneurs and investigate the main challenges that women entrepreneurs face. 258 women entrepreneurs were randomly selected from six randomly selected zones in the SNNPR using a two-stage selection technique. Paper Assisted Personal Interview (PAPI) method was used to acquire quantitative data from women entrepreneurs. In addition, key informant interviews and focus group discussions with government officials and women entrepreneurs were conducted. Quantitative data were interpreted using inferential statistics such as proportion tests, pairwise proportion tests, and chi-square test, while qualitative data was analyzed using the thematic method. We found that training, marketplace, and cooperative services are relatively easily provided and implemented, while credit and market information are challenges for women entrepreneurs. Financial constraint is a main problem. Findings show that government and other bodies are working to strengthen the capacity of women entrepreneurs but that implementation is the weak link.","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"395 - 410"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41963749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pushing against a future dark side for community development: An editorial call to action","authors":"Craig A. Talmage, M. Mars, B. Hains, K. Hains, Brien K. Ashdown","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2023.2173265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2173265","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49515407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"NGOs’ strategies towards asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe","authors":"Itai Kabonga","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2023.2166552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2166552","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45623388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"School-based health centers and rural community health","authors":"S. Tennyson, John Sipple, Peter Fiduccia, W. Brunner, Elisabeth Lembo, C. Kjolhede","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2022.2163409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2163409","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide comprehensive health care services to children through facilities that are located directly within their school. Although traditionally located in low-income urban communities, SBHCs are becoming more prevalent in rural schools, and we propose that they may have important positive impacts in those communities. By reducing distance to care providers, capitalizing on the role of schools as a known local institution, providing consistent preventive care, and leveraging understanding of community challenges in providing health care services, SBHCs can increase health care access and positively impact social determinants of health. They may also contribute to community development if establishing and maintaining the SBHCs community activates community capitals and enhances resource sharing, communication and relationship building. We expand on these ideas by providing a case study of SBHC development and outcomes using data from a not-for-profit healthcare organization that operates a network of SBHCs in four adjacent rural counties of New York state.","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"549 - 566"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42238038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Engaging young adults in fostering entrepreneurial mind-set using the community education approach: Case study of chorkor community, Ghana","authors":"I. Biney","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2023.2164902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2023.2164902","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper draws on McGivney’s study of adult education for marginal groups, including unemployed young adults. The young unemployed adults in Ghana are growing in numbers; hence engaging them using the community education to foster entrepreneurial mind-sets is a means of addressing the unemployment problem. The formation of learning groups helps foster self-help and enhances the contributions of diverse synergies to community development and transformation. This qualitative case-study used young adults between the ages of 18 to 35 at Chorker, Accra, as the unit of analysis. Judgmental sampling techniques were adopted to sample fourteen (14) participants to participate in the study. They consist of 8 participants for in-depth interview and 6 participants comprising three (3) male and three (3) female formed focus group discussions. Data was analyzed using descriptive narrative and interpretivist approaches. The results indicate that the participants were empowered as they engaged in group learning to acquire skills in trades. The study recommends that young adults are motivated to engage in community education to foster entrepreneurial mind-set, innovate and exploit opportunities to make their communities more vibrant and sustainable.","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"448 - 464"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48705416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building our understanding of social entrepreneurship ecosystems","authors":"T. Lyons, Philip T. Roundy","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2022.2164408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2164408","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT While the literature on conventional entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) is large and growing, relatively little has been written about social entrepreneurship ecosystems (SEEs). Yet, because social entrepreneurship is distinct from conventional entrepreneurship, it is reasonable to assume that their respective ecosystems differ in significant ways as well. How exactly do they differ, if in fact they do? Do a community’s EE and SEE interact, and, if so, in what ways? What system-level attributes make an SEE vibrant? What role do local social entrepreneurship support organizations play in SEEs, and what is their impact on social entrepreneurs and the social and economic fabric of the community? In this thematic issue, we curate a selection of articles that address these and other questions about SEEs and, in so doing, hopefully inspire more research on this important subject while helping to organize it into a cohesive body of research going forward.","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"353 - 358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49562745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tourism development and post-conflict reconciliation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: A community capitals framework approach","authors":"Gareth Butler, Gerti Szili, Khokaneswar Tripura","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2022.2163266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2163266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45260269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Entrepreneurial university ecosystem’s engagement with SDGs: looking into a Latin-American University","authors":"Maribel Guerrero, Matías Lira","doi":"10.1080/15575330.2022.2163411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2163411","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Sustainability themes have increasingly gained traction within academia and industry. The knowledge accumulation is at the development stage and remains more understanding about the phenomenon in the black box. Innovative sustainable initiatives are little known, especially in transforming individuals’ values, culture, and well-being. Universities are well-placed to contribute to this academic conversation as they seek solutions and responses to current grand societal challenges through their core activities (teaching, research, and engagement). A good example has been the recent development of disruptions by universities to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by these debates, this study theorizes/tests how an entrepreneurial university ecosystem contributes to the UN SDGs’ achievement through its core activities and social-entrepreneurial orientation. By adopting a retrospective case study of a Latin-American University, our study provides insights/implications into the configuration of university social entrepreneurial ecosystems and their sustainable contributions to the SDGs.","PeriodicalId":46872,"journal":{"name":"Community Development","volume":"54 1","pages":"337 - 352"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41963877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}