The Dilemmas of Development Work [electronic resource] : Ethical Challenges in Regeneration
Hoggett, Professor Paul.
Mayo, Marjorie.
Miller, Chris.
Bristol ; Portland, Ore. : Policy Press,
2009.
This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context.
Description based upon print version of record.
The dilemmas of development work; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The public sphere as dilemmatic space; 3. The nature of development work; 4. The resilience of development workers; 5. Workers' values and commitments; 6. Negotiating dilemmatic space; 7. Handling authority relations; 8. Modernisation and community governance; 9. Doing the work: negotiating the modernisation agenda; 10. The future of development work; References; Index
This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-193) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Community development.
Community development
Community development
Community development personnel
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Social Conditions