{"product_id":"community-development-a-critical-approach","title":"Community Development: A Critical Approach","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Margaret Ledwith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131600399\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 212\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Ledwith is one of the UK’s most highly regarded community development practitioners and academics. This book, developed from her classic text \u003cem\u003eParticipating in Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e, serves as an invaluable resource for students and practitioners in the field of community development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book advocates a critical approach to community development, focusing on transformative rather than ameliorative potential. Grounded in the pedagogy of Paulo Freire and drawing on feminist and other relevant theories, it helps readers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGain an understanding of key community development theories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevelop practical skills alongside the ability to analyse and reflect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituate local practice within a global context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is enriched with narrative case studies, drawn from the author’s own experiences, which clearly illustrate how to apply the ideas, models, and analyses discussed. It covers a range of practices, from the personal to the political, and the local to the global, in relation to ongoing crises in poverty, justice, and sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractitioners, students, and educators involved in community development, youth and community work, social work, health, and education, as well as those in other professions with a community development focus, will find this work an invaluable contribution to theory and practice today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Ledwith lives in Lancaster, where she is a Reader in Community Development at St Martin’s College. She has worked in various community settings in Scotland and North-West England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50031161868592,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788131600399","price":712.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/8131600394.jpg?v=1756392419","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/community-development-a-critical-approach","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}