Community development : a critical approach / Margaret Ledwith.

By:

Ledwith, Margaret

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Material type: Text

TextPublication 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):

Community development

DDC classification:

307.14 22

LOC classification:

HN49.C6 L44 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General books	PAC UNIVERSITY General Stacks	HN 49.C6 L44 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		TXT6461

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"BASW, the College of Social Work."

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

"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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