303242 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 121

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Seminar:

2 x 30 Hours Yearly

Prerequisite(s):

303217 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Reflective Practice 115 or any previous version
AND
303228 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 112 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Community development - concept, process, outcome. Principles of community development - power, empowerment, participatory democracy, equality, cooperative relationships, self-sufficiency, self-management and self-determination. Community development practice - starting point for practice, participatory decision-making, community needs and priorities, community control process and maximizing resources. Community development and indigenous ways of working - links, differences and best pathways.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Described the concept of community development. Explained community development principles and practice. Identified relationships of community development to indigenous ways of working. Developedconstructive ways to work with communities within a context of community development and indigenous ways of working.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Chamala, S., and Mortiss, P.D., (1990), Working Together for Land Care, Group Management Skills and Strategies, Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills. Kenny, S., (1994), Developing Communities for the Future: Community Development in Australia, Thomas Nelson, Melbourne. Ife, J., (1995), Community Development, Creating Community Alternatives - Visions, Analysis and Practice, Longman, Melbourne. Tillett, G., (1991), Resolving Conflict - A Practical Approach, Sydney University Press, South Melbourne.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment (analysis of video Listening to the voices.), Case study (portraying applied community development principles and practice within a context of indigenous ways of working), Journal writing. Students must obtain a 50% grade in each assessment unit to achieve a Pass grade. This is by Pass/Fail Assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y