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Critical Community Practice
Hugh L. Butcher
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Description for Critical Community Practice
Paperback. This book provides a challenging approach to understanding community practice.It offers a much-needed theoretical perspective, setting out an analysis of power and empowerment and exploring new ways of understanding active citizenship. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
With the increasing focus on 'community' as the site for renewing democracy, improving policymaking and enhancing service delivery, this book provides a challenging approach to understanding community practice. It offers a much-needed theoretical perspective, sets out an analysis of power and empowerment and explores new ways of understanding active citizenship. The book covers a wide range of theoretical and practice topics. First presenting a model of critical community practice, the authors draw upon a variety of case studies from Britain and elsewhere to discuss this in the context of work in and with community groups; management; policy and politics; ... Read more
With the increasing focus on 'community' as the site for renewing democracy, improving policymaking and enhancing service delivery, this book provides a challenging approach to understanding community practice. It offers a much-needed theoretical perspective, sets out an analysis of power and empowerment and explores new ways of understanding active citizenship. The book covers a wide range of theoretical and practice topics. First presenting a model of critical community practice, the authors draw upon a variety of case studies from Britain and elsewhere to discuss this in the context of work in and with community groups; management; policy and politics; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347916
SKU
V9781861347916
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99-50
About Hugh L. Butcher
Hugh Butcher researches, writes and publishes as an independent consultant in the fields of community practice and higher education development. He has worked in community development, as a tutor in social policy, and in educational management and was, until recently, Head of Department of Applied Social Science and Humanities at Bradford College, West Yorkshire, UK. He contributed to, and co-edited ... Read more
Reviews for Critical Community Practice
This book combines critical theoretical analysis with reflective professional practice, illustrated with examples drawn from diverse professional contexts. It will provide an invaluable resource for students and practising professionals alike - I shall certainly be strongly recommending this as a key text for my students. Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmiths, University of London The centrality of concepts such ... Read more