This literature review is a discussion of asset-based approaches to community engagement.
Following a literature search, we identified several asset mapping approaches: Asset-Based …

Background Community capability is the combined influence of a community's social
systems and collective resources that can address community problems and broaden …

Improving the conceptualisation and measurement of women's empowerment has been
repeatedly identified as a research priority for global development policy. We apply …

The aim of the present study was to provide evidence of validity of the Brief Resilient Coping
Scale for use in Spanish young population. A total of 365 university students responded to …

A growing body of research on community gerontology suggests that interventions in the
neighborhood may promote older adults' wellbeing. Drawing on Costello's community …

This article develops a conceptual framework for the analysis of community that is designed
to explain the complexity, diversity and changes that account for comparative community …

Parents play an essential role in the youth sport experience, performing necessary roles
such as registering their children, paying registration fees, ensuring that their children get to …

This chapter focuses on identifying and understanding key principles and values of
community building, how these relate to dominant approaches to community building, and …

Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Empowerment, as a vehicle for poverty reduction, is becoming a critical component of
international development. This involves shifting the development paradigm from the …