Social change affects all quarters of life and human society whether in individual neighbourhoods, communities or nations, or in the world as a whole - encompassing many issues of gender, age, social class and ethnicity. This book examines both the conceptual as well as operational aspects of social transformation and social development. It examines societal transformation at the individual, group, community, national and international levels using a range of case studies from Singapore, Asia and around the world.
Social change affects all quarters of life and human society whether in individual neighbourhoods, communities or nations, or in the world as a whole - encompassing many issues of gender, age, social class and ethnicity. This book examines both the conceptual as well as operational aspects of social transformation and social development. It examines societal transformation at the individual, group, community, national and international levels using a range of case studies from Singapore, Asia and around the world.
Ngoh Tiong Tan is Professor of Social Work and former Dean of School of Human Development and Social Services, SIM University Singapore, recently renamed as Singapore University of Social Sciences. Prof. Tan is also Chair of the Global Institute of Social Work (GISW), past President of Singapore Association of Social Workers, immediate past Chair of the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Workers (COSW), past Vice-President of International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). He led IFSW and COSW's FAST (Families and Survivors of Tsunami) Project as an international social work response to the Asian tsunami disaster and chaired the recent International Consortium for Social Development conference in Singapore. He is currently President of ConneXions International, a non-profit society with the mission to assist international students, scholars and new residents in Singapore.
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOREWORD by Hee Kiat Cheong FOREWORD by Barbara W. Shank PREFACE PRELUDE: Social policy issues and social development in Singapore and around the world by Tharman Shanmugaratnam INTRODUCTION1.Transforming Society: Leadership, Social Development and Social Change SECTION I. CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2. Sustaining Social Development in the 21st Century 3. Fifty Years of Social Innovation: Reflections on Social Policy in Singapore 4. Government's Approach towards Social Policies in a Digital Age 5. Social Development in Asia 6. Social Development and Social Research in Africa SECTION II. WORKFORCE AND MIGRATION 7. Measuring Transformative Workforce Activation Using the Comprehensive Employment Hope Scale 8. Transforming Thai-Myanmar Borderland: de facto Statelessness, Indigenous Minorities and Internally Displaced Persons 9. Social Work and Social Welfare Preparations for ASEAN Economic Community Integration SECTION III. WELFARE, WOMEN AND SOCIAL CARE 10. Toward a Synergy of Tripartite Empowerment for Older Persons 11. Transforming Long-Term Care in Three Chinese Societies 12. Flood Disasters in Malaysia: Psychosocial Care and Social Work Intervention 13. Women in Household Decision-Making and their contribution to Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria SECTION IV. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING 14. Social Development in Agrarian and Non-Agrarian Communities in the Philippines 15. Host Organization Perspectives of Volunteer Traits: Implications for Selection and Training 16. Asset Based Community Development (ABCD): An Alternative Path for Community Development 17. Social Work Education for Social Transformation
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS FOREWORD by Hee Kiat Cheong FOREWORD by Barbara W. Shank PREFACE PRELUDE: Social policy issues and social development in Singapore and around the world by Tharman Shanmugaratnam INTRODUCTION1.Transforming Society: Leadership, Social Development and Social Change SECTION I. CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2. Sustaining Social Development in the 21st Century 3. Fifty Years of Social Innovation: Reflections on Social Policy in Singapore 4. Government's Approach towards Social Policies in a Digital Age 5. Social Development in Asia 6. Social Development and Social Research in Africa SECTION II. WORKFORCE AND MIGRATION 7. Measuring Transformative Workforce Activation Using the Comprehensive Employment Hope Scale 8. Transforming Thai-Myanmar Borderland: de facto Statelessness, Indigenous Minorities and Internally Displaced Persons 9. Social Work and Social Welfare Preparations for ASEAN Economic Community Integration SECTION III. WELFARE, WOMEN AND SOCIAL CARE 10. Toward a Synergy of Tripartite Empowerment for Older Persons 11. Transforming Long-Term Care in Three Chinese Societies 12. Flood Disasters in Malaysia: Psychosocial Care and Social Work Intervention 13. Women in Household Decision-Making and their contribution to Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria SECTION IV. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING 14. Social Development in Agrarian and Non-Agrarian Communities in the Philippines 15. Host Organization Perspectives of Volunteer Traits: Implications for Selection and Training 16. Asset Based Community Development (ABCD): An Alternative Path for Community Development 17. Social Work Education for Social Transformation
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