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IDIG303 Principles of Aboriginal Community Development

Updated: 28 May 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites any 12 cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AMC202 or EDST100 or ABED202 or PDAB202 or PDAB303 or IDIG503
Notes

offered to students in DipAFCC in Second Semester

Combined Units IDIG503 - Principles of Aboriginal Community Development
Coordinator(s) Helen Ware (hware@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the principles and practices underlying community development with special reference to Aboriginal organisations and communities. It provides practical skills in working with groups, developing community profiles and strategic plans utilising processes of negotiation within and between cultures and assets analysis. As such the unit will further develop and expand candidates' understanding of the importance of empowerment in Aboriginal communities.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Community Development: Creating Community Alternatives: Vision, Analysis and Practice
ISBN: 9780733977244
Ife, J., Longman 3rd ed. 2006
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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