Community Development in Canada - Softcover

Jason D. Brown; David Hannis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205465153 ISBN 13: 9780205465156

Publisher: Pearson Education Canada, 2007

Synopsis

Community development happens within a community, it does not happen to the community.  It’s about empowering a community to develop from within. 

This text, developed by Canadian professors for Canadian classes, fills a gap.  Brown and Hannis bring a unique Canadian perspective with this all-Canadian textbook.  Designed for one-semester courses in colleges and universities, this succinct text covers three main areas in 11 chapters: History and Intro to Policies and Theory; Development of Skills; and Practice Issues.  Through the inclusion of discussion questions and case studies, students can develop a comprehensive understanding of the subject from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

About this title

About the Author

Jason Brown is a psychologist interested in holistic and strength-based approaches to individual, family and community health. He has worked in education, corrections, and health care systems with youth and adults. His academic background is in social work and education, and his research is participatory, emphasizing the assets of individuals, families and communities that have experienced serious challenges. He is grateful to have had many wonderful teachers, including his three children Kalyee, Jenna and Kobe, his partner Shelley, as well as friends, colleagues and traditional people. Jason is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario, and teaches in the Counselling Psychology program.

 

He is co-author of a Pearson publication with Richard Lerner and Cheryl Kier, titled Adolescence: Development, Diversity, Context and Application, Canadian Edition (2005).

  

David Hannis is a community development instructor and field placement co-ordinator at Grant MacEwan College.

From the Back Cover

Community development happens from within a community, it does not happen to a community.  It is a process and a tool to facilitate meaningful and sustainable change in quality of life through grassroots involvement and participatory planning. 

 

This new Canadian text is written to provide an introduction to the theories, concepts, and contemporary methods of community development work, and an opportunity to develop specific skills such as relationship-building and maintenance.

 

Chapters 8 to 11 contain selected case studies from each province and territory and also discuss development in Aboriginal and international communities. Examples include:

  The Alberta Cerebral Palsy Sports Association, Edmonton, Alberta

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   Seniors Bridging Cultures Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  
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   Community Access Program, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  
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   The Sustainable Toronto Project, Toronto, Ontario
  
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   School of Community Government, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
  

  

Jason Brown of the University of Western Ontario has worked as a social worker and as a psychologist conducting research and providing front-line counselling services to youth in Manitoba.

 

David Hannis is a community development instructor and field placement co-coordinator at Grant MacEwan College, Alberta.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205465153
• ISBN 13: 9780205465156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208