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Title Managing community practice : principles, policies and programmes / edited by Sarah Banks, Hugh Butcher, Andrew Orton and Jim Robertson
Edition Second edition
Published Bristol ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2013
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (x, 211 pages) : illustrations
Contents What is community practice? -- The historical and policy context setting the scene for current debates -- Organisational management for comunity practice -- Individual and organisational development for community practice -- Negotiating values, power and responsibility -- Linking partnerships and networks -- The manager's role in community-led research -- Participative planning and evaluation skills
Summary The bestselling first edition of this book discussed the meaning, principles and application of managing community practice, focusing on the role and skills needed by managers. In this new edition all chapters have been fully updated in the light of recent developments and new case examples have been included to illustrate such changes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Community development -- Great Britain
Community organization -- Great Britain
Social Science -- Social Work.
Community development
Community organization
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author Banks, Sarah, editor
Butcher, Hugh, editor
Orton, Andrew, 1977- editor.
Robertson, Jim, editor
ISBN 9781447314264
1447314263
9781447309710
1447309715