Active Citizenship and Community Learning
Publisher: Learning Matters Ltd.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Exeter
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780857253675
Subjects: Citizenship; Success; Community life; Community education; Social work with youth; Community development; Social participation; Study and teaching; SELF-HELP; Personal Growth; Service learning; Social Science
Description: This book explains the community workers' role as educators and facilitators of individual and group engagement to enable change at community and decision making levels.
Notes: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 The context of active citizenship and community learning; 2 The role of the Youth and Community Worker as informal educator; 3 Civil and civic involvement and 'active citizens'; 4 Volunteers and active citizens; 5 The role of the Youth and Community Worker in relation to volunteers; 6 Enabling participation in communities; 7 Inclusive and representative practice; 8 Community based learning: learning by doing; 9 The effective practitioner; 10 Taking the work forward; Glossary; Index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 The context of active citizenship and community learning; 2 The role of the Youth and Community Worker as informal educator; 3 Civil and civic involvement and 'active citizens'; 4 Volunteers and active citizens; 5 The role of the Youth and Community Worker in relation to volunteers; 6 Enabling participation in communities; 7 Inclusive and representative practice; 8 Community based learning: learning by doing; 9 The effective practitioner; 10 Taking the work forward; Glossary; Index.