PROMOTING A DEVELOPMENT FOCUS IN THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION CURRICULUM: RELEVANCE OF THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE.
As the problem of poverty has become more acute, community organization teaching needs to focus more directly on programs that will raise standards of living at the local level. This article suggests that african community development is highly relevant to the promotion of community-based economic...
| Published in: | Journal of Social Work Education Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 269 - 279 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Fall93
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| Summary: | As the problem of poverty has become more acute, community organization teaching needs to focus more directly on programs that will raise standards of living at the local level. This article suggests that african community development is highly relevant to the promotion of community-based economic and social development projects. Although the idea that approaches from Third World countries can be adapted to enhance educational programs in the United States is a novel one, the African approach to community development has much to offer American schools of social work that are seeking to prepare students to work with poor communities in both inner-city and rural areas. |
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