| Managing Community Practice: Principles, Policies and Programmes Contributor(s): Banks, Sarah (Editor), Butcher, Hugh L. (Editor), Orton, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447301242 ISBN-13: 9781447301240 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $48.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 361.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Community involvement is now at the centre of the UK government's social inclusion, neighbourhood renewal and health development programmes, resulting in many challenges for managers involved in such work. The bestselling first edition of this book discussed the meaning, principles and application of managing community practice, focusing on the role and skills needed by managers. This will be required if ambitious regeneration and social inclusion programmes are to work in partnership with the active involvement of communities and exploring a wide range of examples from practice. Since the first edition, there has been a perceptible increase in the structured involvement of communities in developing, delivering and evaluating public policies and projects. In this new edition all chapters have been fully updated in the light of recent developments and new case examples have been included to illustrate such changes. A new chapter on The Managers Role in Community Research has been added and a new concluding chapter explores key challenges which need to be addressed. This book is an essential resource for operational and strategic managers in local government, housing, health and other service delivery agencies, social inclusion and community regeneration projects. It will be essential reading for tutors and students on a wide range of undergraduate and Masters courses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Banks, Sarah: - Sarah Banks is codirector of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action and professor in the School of the Applied Social Sciences at Durham University.Butcher, Hugh: - Hugh Butcher was head of the Department of Community Studies at Bradford College, UK.Orton, Andrew: - Andrew Orton is lecturer in community and youth work at Durham University.Robertson, Jim: - Jim Robertson was senior lecturer in community work studies at Northumbria University. |
