Community development practice in Africa : putting theory into practice
"This project seeks to broaden the theoretical and practical understandings of community development by investigating community development through an African lens. Whereas most of the community development books used by professors in Africa are mostly focused on community development in the gl...
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| Main Authors | , , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Bingley, U.K :
Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing Inc.,
[2024]
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781806600328 |
| DOI | 10.1108/9798887307206 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Section I: Historical And Theoretical Foundations Of Community Development In Africa
- Unveiling Ghana's Community Development Tapestry: An Exploration through Time / Charles Gyan and Linda Kreitzer
- Contribution of African Traditional Knowledge to Community Development Theory and Practice / William Abur
- Community Development in Uganda: A Historical Inquiry in the Practice of Meeting Community Needs / Venesio Bwambale Bhangyi and Senkosi Moses Balyejjusa
- Analysis of Villagization Model of Rural Community Development in Tanzania Mainland / Meinrad Haule Lembuka
- Section II: Models And Approaches To Community Development In Africa
- Asset-Based Community-Driven Development (ABCD) as an Approach and Model to Address the Challenges of Africa / Hanna Nel
- Self-Help Group as a Community Development Platform for Rural Households in Kenya / Atieno, Paul Okello, Peter Gutwa Oino, and Rebeccah A Obara Chawiyah
- African Centered Community Development in Social Work: Exploring Imbewu Youth Empowerment Centre as an Asset-Based Community Informed Project / Thembelihle Brenda Makhanya
- Section III: Community Engagement In Africa
- Community Development Practice in Africa: An Autoethnographic Reflection of Development Through the Bikpakpaam (Konkomba) Example in Ghana / Matthew Gmalifo Mabefam
- Community Engagement in Improving Agricultural Production: Lessons for Community Development Practice / Shamiso Mandioma and Abdulrazack Karriem
- Engaging Traditional Leadership as a Key and Practical Approach to Community Development: The Jatropha Project in Puriya Community as a Case Study / Eunice Abbey and Vyda Mamley Hervie
- Community Development Associations and Fundraising for Self-Help Projects in African Suburbia for Rural Development / Babatunde Ayoola Fajimi
- Section IV: Sustainable And Ethical Community Development In Africa
- Exploring the Problem of "Justice" in a Context of Community Development in Africa: A Dialogue Between Philosophy and Politics / Irene Ayallo
- Interactions of Community Development and Legal Reforms in Rehabilitating Juvenile Offenders in Zambia / Chilala K. Sheilas, Chikampa Victor, Moonga Fred, and Hamauswa Shakespeare
- The Collective Path to Sustainability: Leveraging Community Systems for Positive Change / Rosemary Anderson Akolaa
- Sustainable Community Development Practice in Africa: Cultural Competemility and Professionalism Informed Approach / Paula Ugochukwu Ude
- Conclusion / Somnoma Valerie Ouedraogo.