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A model for a community leisure initiative analysis

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Pages 184-194 | Received 29 Sep 2014, Accepted 13 Mar 2015, Published online: 14 Jun 2015
 

Abstract

The popularity of community and community development in the social sciences increased during the second half of the twentieth century. Today the continual growth of community development is evident particularly in fields such as leisure studies that are concerned with providing services during periods of economic restraint. Despite the recognized significance of community development, minimal research has been conducted in leisure studies on conceptual and theoretical development. Existing research in leisure and community development emphasizes the importance of a community initiative process. This article presents a model of community leisure initiative that builds on a model published almost two decades ago. Specifically, this model expands beyond the three development approaches of community development – conflict, technical assistance and self-help – with an emphasis on input through ‘felt need’ and outcome through social, physical, organizational and economic impacts.

La popularité de la notion de communauté et du développement communautaire est en constante évolution depuis la deuxième moitié du vingtième siècle. De nos jours, l’importance du développement communautaire est particulièrement observable dans les domaines tels que les études en loisir, domaine particulièrement concerné par l’offre de services en période de restriction économique. Malgré la valeur reconnue du développement communautaire, peu de recherches conceptuelles et théoriques ont été produites sur le sujet dans le domaine du loisir. Et pourtant, la recherche en loisir met de l’avant l’importance des processus d’initiatives communautaires. Cet article propose un modèle des initiatives de loisir communautaire construit sur un modèle publié il y a de cela deux décennies. Spécifiquement, ce modèle va au-delà des trois approches du développement communautaire (c.-à-d. le conflit, l’assistance technique et le self-help) en mettant de l’avant la notion de « besoin ressenti » comme prémisse à toute initiative, ainsi que sur les impacts sociaux, physiques, organisationnels et économiques qui peuvent découler de tels projets.

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