Sense of community and community development: An integrative review

Several perspectives have been considered while examining the association between a sense of community (SOC) and community development, as a SOC has been one of the critical societal factors positively associated with several outcomes. Thus, the association earns an evaluation of its current state and prospects. The present study adopts an integrative review approach, bibliometric and content analysis, to understand SOC and community development literature trends, themes, and theoretical, contextual, and methodological implications. The types of analyses conducted in bibliometrics are descriptive, performance analysis, and science mapping. While the descriptive and performance analyses reveal research constituents' current status and performance across various research constituents, several research clusters and themes were identified through science mapping. The identified clusters were Social Support, Community Development, Education, Community Well-being, and Online Education. The emerging themes were Community Engagement and Participation, Urban Development, Social Context, Measurement of SOC, Organisational SOC, and Public Spaces. Further, the content analysis of selected articles was used to uncover the theoretical, contextual, and methodological implications of SOC and community development literature. Future research recommendations regarding theoretical, contextual, and methodological implications were proposed based on the research gaps identified.

在探讨社区归属感（Sense of Community）与社区发展的关联时，已有研究从多维度展开分析——由于该概念（以下简称SOC）是对多项结果产生正向影响的关键社会因素之一，因此有必要对该关联的现状与发展前景进行系统性评估。本研究采用整合性综述方法、文献计量学（Bibliometrics）与内容分析法，旨在剖析SOC与社区发展领域的文献趋势、研究主题，以及该领域在理论、情境与方法论层面的内涵。文献计量学所采用的分析类型包括描述性分析、绩效分析与科学图谱绘制（Science Mapping）：尽管描述性分析与绩效分析可揭示各类研究构成要素的当前状态与表现，但通过科学图谱绘制可识别出若干研究集群与研究主题。所识别出的研究集群包括社会支持（Social Support）、社区发展、教育（Education）、社区福祉（Community Well-being）以及在线教育（Online Education）。新兴研究主题则包括社区参与（Community Engagement and Participation）、城市发展、社会情境（Social Context）、社区归属感测量（Measurement of SOC）、组织型社区归属感（Organisational SOC）以及公共空间（Public Spaces）。此外，本研究通过对入选文献的内容分析，揭示了SOC与社区发展领域文献在理论、情境与方法论层面的内涵。最后，本研究基于所识别出的研究空白，提出了针对理论、情境与方法论层面的未来研究方向建议。