This highly accessible guide equips community work and related professionals and students to make the best use of theory in their work. Linking contemporary theory and practice, the book guides the reader through such diverse areas as young people, adult learning, health, social media and leadership...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	McArdle, Karen 1958- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Bristol Policy Press 2024
Schlagworte:	Community development Community organization
Online-Zugang:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	This highly accessible guide equips community work and related professionals and students to make the best use of theory in their work. Linking contemporary theory and practice, the book guides the reader through such diverse areas as young people, adult learning, health, social media and leadership in community work
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2025) Front Cover -- Community Work: Theory into Practice -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Grateful acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Professional learning -- Introduction -- Lost theory in the world of community work practice -- Case study -- Stages of retention of inspirational theory -- Keeping a theoretical grounding? -- Our practice compass -- Nadia Stuart (2021) focus group -- Choices -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 2 Social justice -- Introduction -- Human rights -- Neoliberalism -- Hegemony, power and social justice -- Case study -- Power and social justice -- What we can do about social justice -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 3 Equality and inclusion -- Introduction -- Context -- Human rights approach -- Unconscious bias -- Case study -- Feminism -- Promoting inclusion -- Challenges for the community worker -- Understanding needs -- Understanding privilege -- Case study - continued -- Stigmatisation -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 4 Impact, change and making a difference -- Introduction -- Case study -- Change and transformation -- Case study -- Social impact assessment -- Social return on investment (SROI) and social accounting -- Showing impact -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 5 Participation -- Introduction -- Power and empowerment -- Case study -- The political context -- Case study -- Governance -- Encouraging participation -- Voice -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 6 Working with communities -- Introduction -- Values and community work -- Social change -- Community resilience -- Asset-based community development -- Asset-based principles -- Community interventions and action -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions References -- 7 Community engagement -- Introduction -- Voice and power -- Valuing our knowledge -- Case study -- Beginning the engagement -- Case study -- Planning the engagement -- Doing the engagement -- Surveys -- Focus groups -- Case study -- Community forums -- Case study -- Engagement having a grip: working with power and bringing about change -- Case study -- Community organising -- Relational meetings -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 8 Networking and partnership -- Introduction -- Networking -- Communicating well -- Partnership -- Collaboration -- Partnering with communities -- Case study -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 9 Health and well-being -- Introduction -- Different models of health -- Health and control -- Case study -- Case study -- Health inequalities: community voice and social capital -- Case study -- Case study -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 10 Youth work -- Introduction -- Defining youth -- Case studies -- Educational imperatives -- Challenges for young people and work with young people -- Power and young people -- Relationships -- Youth voice -- Conclusion -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 11 Adult learning -- Introduction -- Context -- Barriers to engagement -- Impact of adult learning -- Case study -- Epistemologies of adult learning -- Reading the word to read the world -- Transformative learning theory -- Analysing or thinking about what is said -- Trauma-informed practice (TIP) -- Supporting an adult learning sector -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 12 Employability -- Introduction -- Policy context -- The labour market driven approach -- Understanding barriers to employment -- Case study -- Future of work -- A capabilities approach -- Social practice model Other approaches -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 13 The environment -- Introduction -- Social justice and the environment -- The environment as the site for social justice -- Our relations with nature, extending community -- Nature as discursive -- Working with communities -- Case study -- Working with communities: voice -- Case study -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 14 Community arts -- Introduction -- Community arts in context -- Arts and well-being -- Case study -- Arts and engagement -- Resourcing the arts -- Arts and empowerment -- Arts to support social change -- Case study -- Where does our influence in community arts come from? -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 15 Digital community work -- Introduction -- Digital empowerment -- Case study -- Connectivism -- Creating digital transformation -- Different forms of digital learning -- Case study -- Digital well-being -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 16 Community research -- Introduction -- Narrative inquiry -- Case study -- Participatory action research (PAR) -- Case study -- Narrative and participatory action research -- Ethics -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- 17 Leadership in community work -- Introduction -- Transformational leadership -- Ethical leaders -- Separating terminology: leadership and management -- The future of our work in communities -- Human-centred organisations -- Diversity in practice and the organisation -- Collaboration -- Leadership in community contexts and developing community leaders -- Case study -- Principles in practice -- Challenge questions -- References -- Conclusion and celebration -- References -- Index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (vii, 289 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781447365341
DOI:	10.46692/9781447365341