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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
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303228 (v.3) CAS - Indigenous Community Practice 112 or any previous version
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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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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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. |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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