1. 我們從何處來？我們是誰？我們要往何處去？社區總體營造最重要的是讓生活在當地的人，都能感受那一份舒服與自在。
2. 透過社區營造與公民美學課程，達到通識教育素養：求真、篤信、力行等能力，落實於個人生活品味之中。
3. 社區總體營造標舉著在地經營與行動的精神，嘗試為老社區注入一股清新的契機，促進社區營造之同時，也建構新的「生命共同
體」，以公民美學來改變「民眾參與」的內涵，用專業與社區協力創生來活化社區優化生活。

1. Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? The most important thing in overall community building is to make people living there feel comfortable and at ease.
2. Through community building and civic aesthetics courses, achieve general education literacy: the ability to seek truth, believe, and practice, and implement it in personal life taste.
3. The overall construction of the community embodies the spirit of local management and action, trying to inject fresh opportunities into the old community, promoting community construction while also building a new "life together".
"Body", using civic aesthetics to change the connotation of "public participation", and using professional and community collaboration to activate communities and optimize life.

「學習型社區」的理念與營造策略。作者-丁導民-載於中華民國社區教育學會編，學習型社區（頁 45-66）。台北市：師大書苑。
新國家建構過程中社區角色的轉變－「生命共同體」之論述分析。作者-黃麗玲1995-國立台灣大學城鄉所碩士論文，未出版。
社區如何動起來？黑珍珠之鄉的派系、在地師傅與社區總體營造。作者-楊弘任2007-左岸文化出版。
美的歷程-作者:李澤厚-三民書局。
台灣的社區營造-作者-曾旭正-台北遠足文化出版。
台灣廢墟迷走-作者：姚瑞中-田園城市出版社。
公共藝術的文化觀-作者:林保堯-藝術家出版社。
藝術反轉-公民美學與公共藝術 作者:倪再沁 行政院文化建設委員會出版。

The concept and construction strategy of "learning community". Author - Ding Daomin - in the Community Education Association of the Republic of China, Learning Communities (pages 45-66). Taipei City: Normal University Library.
The changing role of communities in the process of building a new nation - a discussion and analysis of "community of life". Author - Huang Liling 1995 - Master's thesis, Institute of Urban and Rural Affairs, National Taiwan University, unpublished.
How does the community get moving? The factions, local masters and overall community building in the Black Pearl Village. Author-Yang Hongren 2007-Left Bank Culture Publishing.
The Journey of Beauty-Author: Li Zehou-Sanmin Bookstore.
Community Building in Taiwan - Author - Zeng Xuzheng - Taipei Hiking Culture Publishing.
Lost in the Ruins of Taiwan-Author: Yao Ruizhong-Pastoral City Press.
The Cultural View of Public Art-Author: Lin Baoyao-Artist Press.
Art Reversal - Civic Aesthetics and Public Art Author: Ni Zaiqin Published by the Cultural Development Committee of the Executive Yuan.