Raising a stranger by Ng, Caitlin Suyu, Han, Megan Ying, Ng, Shi Ching, Tan, Anne Zenn

“…Amidst the urgent need for support, Hans and Joelyn have taken on the roles of child sponsors, actively contributing to community-building efforts in these regions. As both sponsors navigate the delicate relationships and effects of their contributions, this documentary explores how such ventures benefit their intended recipients. …”
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ASIAN REVITALIZATION : ADAPTIVE REUSE in HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, and SINGAPORE / by Cummer, Katie, editor 650607, DiStefano, Lynne Delehanty, editor 650608

“…Building on government policy documents and extensive field work, this book contextualizes adaptive reuse in each city and reveals the impetus behind a wide range of projects from revitalization in Hong Kong, commercial development in Shanghai, to community building in Singapore.The introductory chapter sets adaptive reuse within an international perspective, noting salient differences and similarities between Asia and other parts of the world. …”

OPERAS: bringing the long tail of Social Sciences and Humanities into Open Science by Elena Giglia

“…OPERAS is designed to elaborate effective and scalable long-term strategies for the future development of the digital infrastructure and community building needed to innovate scholarly communication in the SSH. …”
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An Evaluation of Teachers’ Opinions about the Servant Leadership Behaviours of School Principals by Robert Insley, Paula Iaeger, Abdurrahman Ekinci, Halis Sakiz

“…Moreover, the teachers stated that principals should display servant leadership behaviors that are oriented towards community building, sharing, empathy, active listening, humility, and altruism. …”
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Emerging Forms of Hyperlocal Media by Hujanen Jaana, Lehtisaari Katja, Lindén Carl-Gustav, Grönlund Mikko

“…Furthermore, the results indicate rather a strong desire to engage people in community building. The emergence of hyperlocal publications means adding a new layer to the Finnish media ecosystem. …”
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Designing a Regional Teacher Professional Development Enterprise by Jennifer Y. Kinser-Traut, Ronald W. Marx

“…Emphasis is placed on the importance of shared authority with teachers, optimism inherent to design thinking, and relationship and community building throughout these phases. Implications for the development of educator professional learning systems are discussed and a coda sharing the current efforts of the collaborative is presented.…”
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Impact Assessment on the Technology-Based Extension Projects: A Basis for Designing Sustainable Extension Activities by Ruth G. Luciano, Cris Norman P. Olipas

“…Their participation in the extension project made them productive at work and allowed them to develop new knowledge and skills relevant to contributing to community building. The researchers suggest that the results be utilized to design sustainable extension projects, consider partnerships with other higher learning institutions, and conduct regular evaluations and assessments of different extension projects.…”
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Exploring the Impact of a Teacher Study Group in an Italian University by Monica Fedeli, Edward W. Taylor

“…The objective was to improve teaching and promote community building by reflecting, sharing and practicing teaching and learning activities within a small group. …”
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The Development of Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia and the Future of Northeast Asia by Ha Yong-Chool, Shin Beom-Shik

“…In this regard, at the end of this paper the authors introduce their initial effort to establish a consortium, the purpose of which is to lay groundwork for the establishment of an institute for Northeast Asian community building…”
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“Not for my sake, but for the church” <subtitle>The Contributions of Three Female Pioneers to Church Leadership</subtitle> by Gry Espedal

“…The leadership role of these women can be characterized as symbolic change-making, as ideological, value-based, and relational community building. Despite resistance, the women were moved by their personal calling to assume a symbolic leadership role, embodying change in the church. …”
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The Life Chances of Young Poles – the Problem of the Sense of Agency by Izabella Maria Łukasik

“…The only hope for proper social functioning is community building because, according to Charles Taylor, individualism, the predominance of instrumental rationality, and the lack of active citizenship constitute a kind of contemporary threat.…”
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Impromptu Drama: Human Flourishing among Children and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy by Jeanette Bresson Ladegaard Knox

“…Purpose: The pilot project Face2Face (F2F) explores the potential for self-acceptance, community building, and human growth through improvisational theater with children and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP). …”
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In This Issue: A Challenging New Profession: Food Systems Development Practice by Duncan Hilchey

“…First paragraph: In this issue of the Food Systems Journal we offer a bountiful fall harvest of papers on subjects ranging from urban soils and supply chains to social networks and community building. A cursory look at the titles in this issue would probably not yield a common theme, but it is there in plain sight. …”
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Public-led shared workspaces and the intangible factors of urban regeneration in UK coastal towns by Stefania Fiorentino

“…For this to happen, regeneration policy needs to work on community building, regaining local trust and nurturing positive local identities and imaginaries. …”
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Bringing Global Themes into a “Local” Classroom Discussion by Amy Gaddes

“…Because of the unusual configuration of the class, I was careful to create community-building opportunities for these literacy learners who came from very diverse linguistic, cultural, and academic backgrounds. …”
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Mikhuspa Ukyaspa Ima Tinkuyku: Food and Drinks as Mediators of Encounters in Andean Festivals by Carlos A. Tello Barreda

“…This article demonstrates how contemporary Andean people continue to use food and drinks to mediate encounters where knowledge transmission and community building take place. In particular, the article explains how members of a dance troupe in Cusco, Peru, use food and drinks to integrate its new members into the dance troupe, teach them the traditions of the group, and explore and (re)define their relationships of reciprocity. …”
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Szwajcaria w Europie by Marcin Rebes

“…First, I tackle the problem of the mechanism of community building along the lines of Swiss formula of “unity in diversity.” …”
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Nightlife Studies by Jordi Nofre, Manuel Garcia-Ruiz

“…In turn, the article sheds light on the strong commitment that many nightologists showed to the future of nightlife during the pandemic, emphasizing how fundamental nightlife is for community-building, multicultural understanding and socio-emotional well-being at individual and collective levels. …”
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OPERAS: bringing the long tail of Social Sciences and Humanities into Open Science by Elena Giglia

“…OPERAS is designed to elaborate effective and scalable long-term strategies for the future development of the digital infrastructure and community building needed to innovate scholarly communication in the SSH. …”
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Connecting with Citizens: The Emotional Rhetoric of Norwegian and Danish Municipal Websites by Isaksson Maria, Flyvholm Jørgensen Poul Erik

“…Each new municipality will need to create meaningful community building to ease the public’s fear of losing their good life. …”
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