In the material on the subject, the nature of community development will be found described as a program, a method, a movement, a philosophy, as well as process. We hold the view that the key word in an analysis is process, by which we mean a change in an attitude of mind, whether personal or collective, that results in a change of behavior and the pursuit of a course of action hitherto rejected or not understood. Programs of community development are best considered as manifestations of action taken by people in groups after the process of education for attitude-change has precipitated change leading to decision foraction.