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Community development : a critical approach / Margaret Ledwith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 226 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1847426476 (hbk.)
  • 9781847426475 (hbk.)
  • 1847426468 (pbk.)
  • 9781847426468 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.14 22
LOC classification:
  • HN49 LED 2011
Contents:
Opening thoughts: unprecedented political times -- Why empower? -- The story of a community -- Doing community development -- Organising in the community -- Collective action for change -- The power of ideas -- Critiques of Freire and Gramsci -- Towards a Freirean-feminist-anti-racist pedagogy -- Organising for social transformation.
Summary: "Community development finds itself in times of unprecedented political, social and economic change, locally and globally, at the same time as divisions between poverty and privilege widen. Building practical approaches to theory and theoretical approaches to practice, this updated and expanded second edition of a bestselling text develops critiques of the changing context and identifies challenges faced by community development both at community level and as a collective force for a more just, equal and sustainable future. Featuring a range of different models of community development and illustrative stories from practitioners in the field, the new edition will be essential reading for practitioners, students and educators involved in community development, youth and community work, social work, health and education."--Publisher's website.
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre HN 49 LED 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 029898 Available mZulm-029898
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"BASW, the College of Social Work."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-218) and index.

Opening thoughts: unprecedented political times -- Why empower? -- The story of a community -- Doing community development -- Organising in the community -- Collective action for change -- The power of ideas -- Critiques of Freire and Gramsci -- Towards a Freirean-feminist-anti-racist pedagogy -- Organising for social transformation.

"Community development finds itself in times of unprecedented political, social and economic change, locally and globally, at the same time as divisions between poverty and privilege widen. Building practical approaches to theory and theoretical approaches to practice, this updated and expanded second edition of a bestselling text develops critiques of the changing context and identifies challenges faced by community development both at community level and as a collective force for a more just, equal and sustainable future. Featuring a range of different models of community development and illustrative stories from practitioners in the field, the new edition will be essential reading for practitioners, students and educators involved in community development, youth and community work, social work, health and education."--Publisher's website.

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