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Copyright of Alberta Journal of Educational Research is the property of Alberta Journal of Educational Research and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Applied community learning experiences for university students are promising endeavors in downtown urban environments. Past research is applied to help better comprehend a community engagement initiative conducted in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The initiative aimed to illuminate the socio-cultural diversity of the downtown area utilizing storytelling methods. The initiative leveraged three broad questions: Where is downtown, what is downtown, and who is downtown? Lessons learned from the initiative, its processes, and outcomes are showcased and reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following a discussion on the relationship between participatory planning, collaboration, and tourism visioning, this article describes the development of a tourism-specific visioning process. A case study of a facilitated tourism visioning process in the city of Surprise, Arizona, USA is presented. This case study provides an example of the potential power of the visioning process for a destination community developing a tourism vision to guide collaborative tourism planning. Insights from three stakeholder workshops are discussed in two contexts: (1) long-term recommendations of what is needed for implementing a successful tourism visioning process and development of a community tourism plan, and (2) a manageable set of short-term "successes" that could be accomplished by stakeholders collaborating to establish a tourism vision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study on the Department of Economic Security (DES) in Arizona's participation in a strengths-based initiative to boost the quality and human services integration. It states that focus groups were conducted by the team to gather qualitative data while an online survey instrument was developed for collaborative members. Findings show that commitment to the process unleashed the team's perseverance, communication and creativity towards 105 activities to boost social services.

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Printed by John Gruber in Hagerstown, Md., in 1795, and known only by the single copy at the American Antiquarian Society, this journal covers 28 June to 2 November 1794. It is especially valuable for march routine, soldiers' activities, the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and evidences of white-Indian contacts and British activity in the Northwest Territory. The editor concludes that: 1) author "RANDOLPH" was not an officer, and was not interested in strategy and tactics, and 2) the journal was extensively edited after the campaign. Other journals of the campaign are listed.