Hanifan, L. J. (1916). The Rural School Community Centre. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences 67, 130-38.

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This is the seminal paper where Lyda Hanifan first provided a definition of the concept of social capital in 1916.

I.The rural school as a general educational and social center: a) Community work in the agricultural high school [by] B. H. Crocheron. b) The district schools in a county as educational and social centers [by] Jessie Field.--II.Rural-school extension: a) Through boys' and girls' agricultural clubs [by] F. W. Howe. b) Relation of rural school to better housekeeping [by] E. C. Bishop.--III.Rural-school libraries [by] A. B. Graham.--IV.The Rural school as a means of developing an appreciation of art (indoor and outdoor) [by] O. J. Kern.--V.Organized recreation in rural schools [by] M. T. Scudder.--VI.The general problem of the relation of the rural school to community needs -- a summary [by] B. M. Davis.--Bibliography of city and rural schools as community centers.

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Hanifan, Lyda J.

Lyda Judson Hanifan (February 12, 1879—December 11, 1932; better known as L. J. Hanifan) is credited with introducing the concept of social capital. Robert Putnam in his book, Bowling Alone (2000) credits a 1916 paper by Hanifan as the first recorded instance of the term. Hanifan also...

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