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The Boundaries of Change in Community Work book cover

1st Edition

The Boundaries of Change in Community Work

Edited By Paul Henderson, David Jones, David N. Thomas Copyright 1980
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge
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Since the late 1960s, community work had emerged in its own right as an occupation with an increasingly important contribution to make both to ways of thinking within the field of social policy, and to day-to-day social work practice and the resolution of pressing community issues. Its practitioners had grown in numbers and experience, while community work ideas and methods continued to influence... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Notes on Contributors.  Preface.  Introduction: The Boundaries of Change in Community Work.  Part 1: The Context of Community Work Practice  Introduction  1. The Origins of Community Work in the United Kingdom Peter Baldock  2. Practice and Theory in Community Work: a Case for Reconciliation Laurence J. Tasker  3. Making Sense of Theory Jalna Hanmer and Hilary Rose  Part 2: Case Studies of Practice  A Commentary on the Case Studies  4. Community Arts and Community Development: Socio-Cultural Animation Chris Elphick  5. A Study in Community Education Geoff Poulton  6. Planning the Opening of a New Estate Gerald O’Hagan  7. Community Work in a New Town Roger Else  8. Community Groups as Employers Dudley Savill  9. Community Work with an Asian Community Ismail A. Lambat  10. Community Work in Belfast: A Neighbourhood Approach Lisa Huber and Felicity McCartney  Part 3: Influence, Organisation and Professional Growth  Introduction  11. The Permeation of Community Work into Other Disciplines Brian Munday  12. The Community Worker and the Employer Phil Doran  13. Community Work Profession or Social Movement? Teresa Smith.  A Concluding Commentary.  Postword.  Index.

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Paul Henderson, David Jones, David N. Thomas

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