Cobbstone Project

This sociological novel by Dr. Donald Fessler, Extension specialist & emeritus professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech, tackles issues of community problem-solving & participatory democracy through grass-roots training programs that enable communities to determine their own local needs-based solutions to local problems, with minimal governmental & bureaucratic interference. Dr. Fessler makes use of a readable fiction format to make his training program techniques readily accessible to all those concerned with effective community problem-solving, including community members, local leaders, & county & state Extension specialists, among others. Illustrated by Elizabeth Foster, THE COBBSTONE PROJECT is an excellent introduction to the problems & methods of facilitating community change, & will appeal to the professional student of sociology & to the layman as well, as it teaches basic formation of a center for leadership training. The novel is set in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, the very area where Dr. Fessler practiced & successfully implemented his training techniques, which have been used throughout the United States. Dr. Fessler is also the author of COMMUNITY LEADER TRAINING & FACILITATING COMMUNITY CHANGE.Fessler, Donald R. is the author of 'Cobbstone Project' with ISBN 9780936015545 and ISBN 0936015543.