Key words
Social Development
Objectives
Students:
- describe actual tensions in Community Organisation
- point at structural causes of individual un-wellbeing
- know methodes and techniques of planned change
- show how to influence the community
- think and work towards emancipation
- are critical towards social policies
- question their vision on the community and people
Topics
Students get a theoretical introduction on Community Development (situating the field, methodologies, history and policy) and continu in working groups to investigate actual subjects like participation, integration, empowerment,... In answer to this problem/theme they set up a (fiction) project in the field of social development.
Prerequisites
Final Objectives
Materials used
Personal notes, papers and exercises.
Internet
Study costs
Syllabus, ca. 2,5 €
Study guidance
Teaching Methods
Introduction: lectures alternated with dialogues and discussions, whereas students' visions, experiences and arguments are basic input.
Profounidng: small working groups are guided in their learning process.
Assessment
No examination in June. Students get 1 group and 1 individual assignement, handed in at the end of the course. Both numbers (10 points each) will count as final number.
Lecturer(s)
Barbara REDANT, Nicole Vanhoucke
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