Community Development in Action
eBook - ePub

Community Development in Action

Putting Freire into Practice

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Community Development in Action

Putting Freire into Practice

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About This Book

In a world in which social divisions are widening not lessening, it is essential for community development, or any other practice committed to social justice and sustainability, to understand how power works at every level, from grassroots projects to movements for change. This exciting and practical book is filled to the brim with useful ideas for busy practitioners. Building on the work of Paulo Freire, theories are presented in interesting and straightforward ways to provide an everyday reference for practice. Contained in these pages is all you need to give your practice a critical edge!

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Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781447312246

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Glossary
  10. INTRODUCTION: Some very good reasons for reading this book!
  11. ONE: Principles of community development
  12. TWO: Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy
  13. THREE: Kick-starting Freire in everyday practice
  14. FOUR: Power: disempowerment and empowerment
  15. FIVE: Paulo Freire and anti-racist feminism
  16. SIX: Poverty: ‘a crime against humanity’
  17. SEVEN: Power and political times
  18. EIGHT: Emancipatory action research as a critical living praxis
  19. NINE: Staying critical: organising collectively
  20. References