ADS705 - Participatory and Community Development Practice
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3-day on-campus intensive (seminar) per trimester in week 5 (Monday - Wednesday, live-streamed) 1 x 1.5-hour on-campus lecture per trimester in week 1, 3, and 8 (live-streamed) |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 3-day online intensive (seminar) per trimester in week 5 (Monday - Wednesday) 1 x 1.5-hour online lecture per week in weeks 1, 3, and 8 |
Content
The focus of this unit is community development in practice. Students examine the sites of community development, the processes through which community development take place and the skills required for effective community development work. The first part of the unit explores the changing context of CD practice, some key theoretical considerations leading to praxis (action plus reflection), the merits of top-down, bottom-up and knowledge partnering in CD, before turning our attention to building practical skills in participatory development. Emphasis is placed on how community development skills can be articulated and developed in ways that facilitate the empowerment of communities to take control of and responsibility for their own development.
Unit Fee Information
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