Active Citizenship and Community Learning

Active Citizenship and Community Learning explores the role of the worker in facilitating participation, learning and active engagement within communities. Focusing on recent government initiatives to strengthen citizen and community engagement, it provides guidance, frameworks and activities to help in work with community members, either as different types of volunteers or as part of self help groups and sets community work as an educational process. The book also highlights dilemmas arising from possible interventions and gives strategies for reflective, effective practice.

Praise for this book

"An inspiring and brilliant read and by far the best resource we have on community work today." - General Secretary, Community and Youth Workers Union.

Author:
Carol Packham, Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester)

Series: Empowering Youth and Community Work Practice

Publication Date: 08/09/2008

No. of Pages: 168