Community Development Practice
Abstract
Through the support of the Community Development Society (CDS) Innovation in Community Engagement Fellowship, the Detroit cohort of fellows convened with the goal of building individual and community capacity through a yearlong, hands-on educational initiative that addressed innovative engagement within a community context. Connected by the Master of Community Development program at the University of Detroit Mercy as faculty, students, alumni, or community partners, the fellows embarked on a project entitled “Creating a Learning Community for Community Engagement for Detroit Practitioners.” The objective of the project was to explore the intersection between community engagement, democratic decision-making, and community development in Detroit. Specifically, the fellows organized an intentional learning community of Detroit engagement practitioners to gain insight into what engagement practitioners identify as standards and values for community engagement work and about what tools they need to improve their practice.
Recommended Citation
Stanard, Virginia; Goodman, Aaron; and Reddy, Madhavi
(2020)
"Creating a Learning Community for Community Engagement for Detroit Practitioners,"
Community Development Practice: Vol. 24
:
Iss.
1
, Article 5.
Available at:
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cdpractice/vol24/iss1/5
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