Working with Community

Course aim

To enable students to examine various approaches to community work in diverse contexts and develop  knowledge/s to address contemporary community issues.

Course content

Contested notions of community; diverse models of community work; the politics of community work; relations of power and control in community work; participation, consultation and collective action; International global issues; strategies and tactics in community work; needs assessment; social capital; racism and anti- racist strategies; working with Indigenous and other culturally diverse communities; empowerment and ethical dilemmas in community work; reflexive practice, shared responsibilities and accountability to community/ies.

Textbook(s)

Ife, J. 2013, Community development in an uncertain world: vision, analysis and practice, Cambridge University Press, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	N/A x N/A
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online)	N/A x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	N/A x N/A
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	N/A x N/A
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online)	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Profile, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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