Blog Response #10

For my research presentation, I am still trying to decide for sure on my topic, but the two possible topics that I have more or less settled on are art and community development and computer technology and community developement. In using the Summons search engine, found on the DSU Library website, I was able to find a few articles to include in my bibliograph for each of my presentation research topic ideas. Here is a a summary of each of those articles.

Possible Topic A: Art and Community Development

Article #1: Creating Community: Art for Community Development

Lowe, Seana S. "Creating Community: Art for Community Development." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 29.3 (2000): 357-86. Sage Journals. 1 June 2000. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.

Seana  S. Lowe is a doctorate candidate at the University ofg Colorado. Boulder and this Article documents a study that she performed in two colorado neighborhoods and the impact that art had on the development and growth of those communities. It discusses how art can help develop a sense of unity and solidarity, among other things, which are vital to the proper developement of a good and healthy community.

Article #2: Art Spaces in Community and Economic Development: Connections to Neighborhoods, Artists, and the Cultural Economy.

Grodach, Carl. "Art Spaces in Community and Economic Development: Connections to Neighborhoods, Artists, and the Cultural Economy." Journal of Planning Education and Research 31.1 (2011): 74-85. Sage Journals. 4 Mar. 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.

This article discusses the effect that art spaces and programs would have on revitalizing and developing communities. There is a tremendous interest in Art and it is a vital part of the development of a neighborhood and community development. It discusses the benefits of developing community based art programs for people in the community to participate in.

Possible Topic B: Computers and Community Development

Article #1: Computer Literacy for Workforce Development

Ndahi, Hassan B., and Abha Gupta. "Computer Literacy for Workforce Development." Reading Improvement 37.1 (2000): 39-44. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 29 Oct. 2013.

In society and communities today, everything is so computerized, that computer literacy is a vital part of the process of developing a community. It is important for a community to operate properly and it is equally important for the people in the community to be computer literate so that they can qualified for good, decent paying employment opportunities which inturn will help them to become more self sufficiant and improve their life styles. This article discusses the impact of computer literacy on the development of a neighborhood and community

Article #2: The Role of Community Technology Centers in Promoting Youth Development

London, Rebecca A., Manuel Pastor, Jr., Lisa J. Servon, Rachel Rosner, and Antwuan Wallace. "The Role of Community Technology Centers in Promoting Youth Development." Youth & Society 42.2 (2010): 199-228. Sage Journals. Web. 29 Oct. 2013. .

With everything in society today becoming so computerized, many communities have established 'Community Technology Centers to work in conjunction with youth development programs. This article discusses the benefits and purposes of  establishing community technology centers in communities and encouraging they youth to become in involved in them as part of their growth and the development of their communities.

My two emphasis areas are so closely related that in doing research it is almost impossible to seperate them into seperate topics. I am leaning more toward my first topic although, I am sure that in the end my presentation will most likely end up being a combination of both topics. I will see what happpens as a I continue to do research and work on my presentation.