Community Development

  1. Course Title: EE 305- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  2. Course Aim: The course aims to equip students with understanding and application of theories, practices, perspectives and action related to community development
  • Course Expected Learning outcomes:

By the end of the course students should be able to:

  • Explain community development theories and practices
  • Analyse key issues in theory and practice in community education and development
  • Relate different perspectives to different developmental and social change actions
  • Employ various perspectives of community development and social change in a given society or community
  1. Course status: Core
  2. Credit rating: 9 Credits
  3. Total hours spent: 90 hours

                                    Lecture                                    36 hours

Seminars/Tutorials                   18 hours

Practical                                  9 hours

Assignment                             9 hours

Independent Research                        18 hours

Pre-requisite:             None

  • Course Content:

                        Community development theory and practice.Community empowerment.Feminist community education.Critical education.Culture of poverty.Community/Popular participation in development.Projects/programmes and perspectives of co-operative movement.Perspectives in critical and community education as they relate to development and social change. A review of key issues in theory and practice in community education and development will be examined through the study of classic writing in popular education, community organization and/or mobilization.

 

Practical: Case studies will be used to develop practical skills. These will be complimented, where necessary and where financial resources allow, with field trips to relevant sites. Alternatively, candidates will be involved in analyzing selected case studies of selected problems/issues and demonstrate level of articulation and proficiency through their participation in seminar presentations.

 

  • Teaching and Learning Activities

Teaching will involve lectures, practical, group assignments and seminar presentations, individual assignments to capture self- reading. Use of case studies in teaching for some practical aspects will be employed.

  1. Assessment Methods

The assessments will be through continuous assessments were written timed tests (theory and practical), quizzes, seminar presentation, practical reports, and submission of individual/group assignment papers will be used. The assessment will also include final University written examination.

 

  1. Reading List:

Rubin, H.J. & Rubin, I.S. (2008). Community Organizing and Development (4th Edition.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn& Bacon

Cooke, B. and Kothari, U (eds.) (2001). Participation: The New Tyranny? London: ZED Books

Hickey, S. and Mohan, G. (eds.) (2004). Participation: From Tyranny to Transformation? – Exploring New Approaches to Participation in Development. London: ZED Books

McConnell, C. (ed.) (1996). Community Education: The Making of an Empowering Profession. Edinburgh: Scottish Community Education Council

Rothman, J., Erlich, J.L., &Tropman, J.E. (eds.) (2008). Strategies of Community Intervention (7th Edition). Peosta, JA: Eddie Bowers Publishing

Bidwell, L. and McConnell, C. (1982). Community Education and Community Development. Dundee: Dundee College of Education

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