Judy Taylor

Working with Communities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Working with Communities examines the critical ideas about community work and associated concepts such as social inclusion, social capital, community participation, community capacity building, and community partnerships. It provides students with the theoretical foundations of community work related to current practice through case studies, practitioner perspectives, and discussions about skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 188mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9780195588750
• ISBN-10: 0195588754
• Artikelnr.: 43364763

Autorenporträt

Judy Taylor (PhD), Adjunct Assoc Prof School of Medicine and Dentistry James Cook University Australia. Adjunct Assoc Prof Centre for Rural Health and Community Development University of SA

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: Theoretical Foundations of Community Work
1: The practice of community work in contemporary Australia
2: Contemporary contextual influences on community work in Australia
3: What is community? Elements of community structure and functioning
4: Community: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
5: Why do communities act?
PART 2: Practice Frameworks and Conceptual Approaches to Working
6: Conceptual approaches to community work
7: Practice frameworks for working with communities
8: Government roles in working with communities
9: Roles of the non-government sector in working with communities
PART 3: Practical Applications of Community Work and Community Development
10: Community decision-making
11: Partnerships for community development
12: Partnerships in international development
13: Community participation; a global perspective
14: Community leadership
15: Community planning
16: Building knowledge in community work