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Developing Communities, 6th Edition | AU/NZ

Susan Kenny, Tammy Hand

  • Copyright 2023
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Developing Communities 6th Edition by Susan Kenny/Tammy Hand
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Overview

The bestselling Developing Communities provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory, processes and practices of community development. It offers insights into the challenges of this demanding field and considers the ways in which it can empower citizens. This sixth edition aims to expand on community development values, community development in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, factors impacting community development now and future challenges. The visually appealing layout combines with student-friendly language and numerous local case studies to keep students engaged. Instructor resources include a NEW instructor guide, revision questions and revised PowerPoint presentations.

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Meet the Authors

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Susan Kenny

Susan Kenny is Emeritus Professor in International and Community Development in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. She has extensive experience of community development in Australia and internationally. Since the 1970s, as an academic, practitioner, activist and researcher, Susan has observed the continuities and discontinuities in community development theory and practice and the challenges arising from changing social and political landscapes. She has a wide range of journal publications and has co-written and co-edited a number of books on community development in different settings, including The Routledge Handbook of Community Development; Challenging the Third Sector: Global prospects for active citizenship; Rhetorics of Welfare: Uncertainty, Choice and Voluntary Associations; Populism, Democracy and Community Development; Challenging Capacity Building; and Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Lessons from Aceh. Susan has many years’ experience in constructing and teaching community development courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In this sixth edition of Developing Communities, she has been working with Tammy Hand, bringing together her insights from research, practice and teaching to provide an accessible, comprehensive and highly relevant analysis of the contexts, issues and everyday practices of community development, focusing on Australia.

Tammy Hand

Dr Tammy Hand is a social researcher with nearly 20 years’ experience teaching tertiary courses in social and community research and development. She is the Deputy Director of Upstream Australia, a national collective impact backbone organisation that supports a) the development and operations of ‘Community of Schools and Services’ (COSS) collectives implementing the COSS Model in Australia and internationally; and b) place-based, community-level system reforms designed to achieve better social and educational outcomes for vulnerable young people and their families.

What's New

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  • NEW author Tammy Hand joins this author team to provide an expanded range of expertise and practical experience
  • NEW 'Stories from the field' at the start of each chapter give an insight into community development in the real world. These are revisited at the end of chapter to connect back to the theory covered. These are found in chapters 2 to 11
  • Enhanced layout and NEW full-colour visual design for improved student navigation of the key issues, theories and concepts covered in this valuable resource for community development
  • Expanded and updated coverage of important topics such as community development in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (Ch 8), postcolonialism and the western gaze, praxis: the link between theory and practice (Ch 3), working with local government (Ch 4), action research (Ch 9), and the impact of COVID-19 and climate change on community development (Ch 11)

Features

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  • Case studies throughout the text demonstrate the practices of community development in real-life situations and include questions to encourage discussion
  • Reflection and Challenge questions throughout the text raise issues that community development professionals face in the real world to get students to think critically about an issue
  • Bolded key terms highlight community development terminology that students need to know in context
  • Summary points, exercises and further readings at the end of chapter are great study tools for reviewing the content
  • Recommended website lists point the reader towards reputable sources for further information
  • Instructor Website - Your #1 resource for your course. This tailored collection of teaching tools includes downloadable PowerPoint lecture slides, Instructor's Manual, and Artwork. New to this edition are the Instructor's Manual and revision questions. The Instructor's Manual is packed with content that helps you set up and administer your class: suggested solutions to in-text questions, video activities, and research activities. Log in or request an account to access instructor resources at au.cengage.com/instructor/account for Australia or nz.cengage.com/instructor/account for New Zealand.

Table of Contents

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Part 1 Background and basics
1. The nature of community development
2. Local and global contexts
3. Theoretical perspectives and concepts
4. Community development and the state

Part 2 Practical foundations
5. Processes and practices
6. Community organisations
7. Activities and practices
8. Working for solidarity – collective action across difference
9. Funding, research and evaluation

Part 3 Key issues in community development today
10. Difficulties and dilemmas
11. Challenges and opportunities for the future
Appendix: Universal declaration of human rights 1948

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  • ISBN-10: 0170461084
  • ISBN-13: 9780170461085
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