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Community Development : Insights For Practice In Aotearoa New Zealand
Paperback Edition: 1
This book examines the depth and breadth of experience in community work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand with examples of practice from the Otago and Southland/Murihiku region. While the examples are drawn from this area, their application is universal,encompassing the theory and practice (praxis) of
community development as both a process and a way of perceiving the world. It therefore provides a students. The work initially contextualises community development, exploring its history and its shape today.
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It then presents interviews with community development practitioners within social, economic, arts and environmental settings, and concludes by highlighting cultural considerations and the role of power in practice in community development.With contributions from Jenny Aimers, Alison Broad, Antony Deaker, Anaru Eketone, Suzanne Ellison, Lani Evans, Jan Jones, Marie Laufiso, Liz McColl, Melanie McNatty, Suzanne Menzies-Culling, Julie Pearce, Anne Pullar, Lin Sinclair, Patrick Vakaoti,Peter Walker, Scott Willis and Rosina Wiparata.
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Pages : 241
Publisher : Dunmore Press
Publication date : 2013-11
Subjects: Non-fiction, New Zealand, Social Sciences, NZ Social Services & Welfare, Criminology, Sociology, Social Issues & Processes