Twelvetrees Community Development, Social Action and Social Planning

5th Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-137-54490-2
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Practical Social Work Series

Now going into its fifth edition, Alan Twelvetrees' invaluable guide to the theory and practice of community work has been educating students and practitioners alike for over three decades. Covering topics such as work with community groups, the various dimensions of social action and project planning and how to engage effectively with public bodies, this is a truly comprehensive must-read for community workers, as well as anyone keen to undertake effective work in the community.Drawing on the author's wealth of experience, and benefiting from the grounded style of writing that has made the previous editions so popular, the book considers everyday community work situations to provide readers with a genuine feel for the realities of practice. This classic text is essential for anyone studying, working or just interested in community work, community regeneration and service planning.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Twelvetrees, Alan

Twelvetrees, Alan C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

What is Community Work?.- Planning for Effective Community Work.- Helping Set up and Run Community Groups.- Dealing with Practical issues in Community Groups.- Community Work in Specialist Fields.- Social Planning Approaches to Community Work.- Advanced Practice.- Community Work, Social Change and Broad Based Organising.- Community Work and Public Policy.- Survival, Personal Development and Reflective Practice.- Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

ALAN TWELVETREES has been a community worker, a community work lecturer, a manager of community workers, and a children and young people strategy manger. He has published widely in the fields of community work, community organizations and community economic development.