This module will introduce learners to the practical elements of community development activity, building on the principles of community development covered in semester one. The module will introduce learners to the ‘doing’ of community development. Learners will be introduced to the role of the practitioner and activist, historical and contemporary developments and debates, and the tools to apply theory to practice.
Models of community development
Peer-led model- Bottom-up (Grassroots-led) Approach - Capacity building models – Asset-Based Community Development - Empowerment model – Partnership/pluralist model - State-funded community work - Intervention for social change model – Radical model - Community organising - Social movements
Community participation
The 8 levels of participation - Representative and participatory democracy – State and non-state participatory structures
Community development settings
Urban and Rural programmes and structures - LDC's, LCDC's, PPN's, Family Resource Centres - PEACE Programmes - Drugs Task Forces - Traveller Projects - Women’s Groups, Men’s Groups, Refugee & Asylum Seeker Support Groups, Local Voluntary Community Groups
Practice issues
The role of the worker - The role of the activist - Professionalization – Community profiling – Community organising – Community development and social movements - The alignment agenda - The relationship with the State.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 40 |
| Formal Examination | 60 |