Active Citizenship and Community Learning by Carol Packham
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.
"An inspiring and brilliant read and by far the best resource we have on community work today" - General Secretary, Community and Youth Workers Union.
Dr. Carol Packham is the Course Leader of the BA in Youth and Community Work at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is the Director of the Community Audit and Evaluation Centre at MMU, and is co-ordinator of the NW Regional Take Part/Active Learning for Active Citizenship (ALAC) Network. Her work involves the encouragement of community based courses, with progression to MMU. She is an active community volunteer in her local inner city areas where she is the treasurer of a voluntary young peoples project and vice chair of a community forum. Her Doctor of Education (2006) drew on the ALAC work to explore the role for professional Youth and Community Workers in relation to volunteers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844451524 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844451526 |
| Title | Active Citizenship and Community Learning |
| Author | Carol Packham |
| Series | Empowering Youth And Community Work Practiceýlm Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |