: Shifts focus from "needs" and "problems" to a community's existing strengths, skills, and resources (assets).

These standards guide "right action" and ensure effective, ethical engagement.

Theories help practitioners understand how communities are structured, how power is distributed, and how people create shared meaning.

: Asserts that communities are built through the interaction of groups with different levels of power. Development involves empowering marginalized groups to challenge inequality.

: Focuses on how different groups within a community perceive events and people differently. Policies often reflect the majority group's interpretations.

Community development is a process where community members take collective action to address issues that are important to them. It is both a (how people work together) and an outcome (the tangible changes achieved). 1. Key Theoretical Frameworks

: Views the community as a system of interdependent institutions (e.g., schools, government) that work together to maintain stability and the status quo.

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