Community development

General data

Course ID:	3401-PS11RSL3
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0310) Social and behavioural sciences, not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Community development
Name in Polish:	Rozwój społeczności lokalnej
Organizational unit:	Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of the subject is to bring students into the basic issues of community and community practice (currently called macro practice) understood as the one of the fundamental fields of social work practice. The course will give students opportunities to get acquainted with macro practice key concepts, models and applications and with its development in Poland and abroad.
Full description:	The course consists of 6 subject areas: 1.Introduction to sociology of local community: basic social mechanisms and processes: social relationships, ties and groups, social capital, local authorities, local civil society. 2.Explaining and analyzing basic macro practice concepts: community capacity, community participation, community empowerment, community organizing, community development. 3.Origin and development of community practice in USA, UK and Poland. 4.Community capacity building: community resources/assets assessment, ties/groups building, partnership and coalition building, social advocacy. 5.Local social planning: community needs assessment, social services development, program and services monitoring and evaluation. 6.Community economic development: stimulating local economical projects, social entrepreneurship and social enterprises
Bibliography:	Henzler, P., Skrzypczak, B. (red) Kim jest animator społeczny, Warszawa, CWAL CAL, 2006 Kaźmierczak, T. (red.) W poszukiwaniu strategii pobudzania oddolnego rozwoju społeczności wiejskich, Warszawa, ISP, 2008 Kaźmierczak, T. (red), Zmiana w społeczności lokalnej, Warszawa, ISP, 2008 Kaźmierczak, T. , Hernik, K. (red.) Społeczność lokalna w działaniu, ISP, 2008, Netting, F.E., Kettner, P., McMurtry, S., Social Work Macro Practice, Pearson, Boston, 2004 Szatur-Jaworska, B. Diagnozowanie w polityce społecznej, IPS UW, Warszawa, 2003 Sztompka, P., Socjologia, Znak, Krąków, 2002 Twelvetrees, A. Community work, Palgrave, 2002 Weil, M., (ed.) The Handbook of Community Practice, Sage Publications, London, 2005
Learning outcomes:	Students will be able to: as far as knowledge is concerned - describe basic structures, processes and mechanisms of local community - describe origin and development of macro practice in USA, UK and Poland - describe the models of macro practice and their applicability as far as skills is concerned - apply with understanding basic concepts of macro practice - explain processes of change in a community and its sustainability - asses community capacity and needs - select a model of intervention fitting to community conditions as far as attitudes is concerned - understand and recognize the value of macro practice in developing and strengthening local democracy and stimulating socio-economical development of poor communities
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Achievement test at the end of the semester Assessment of the student involvement in the class activities.

This course is not currently offered.

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