Participatory practice : community-based action for transformative change / Margaret Ledwith and Jane Springett.
By: Ledwith, Margaret [author.]
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Contributor(s): Springett, Jane [author.].
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BookPublisher: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: vii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781847420121 (paperback).Subject(s): Community development | Participation | Social changeDDC classification: 307.14 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 307.14 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00180566 | |
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Ledwith and Springett's innovative approach bridges the divide between ideas and practice and allows the development of the knowledge that is needed to bring about transformative social change. Their ideas are founded on two premises: firstly, that transformative practice begins in the everyday stories that people tell about their lives and that practical theory generated from these narratives is the best way to inform both policy and practice. Secondly, that participatory practice is a tool for examining this knowledge that allows practitioners to examine the way they view the world and to situate their local practice within bigger social issues. The book will be of interest to both academics and community-based practitioners.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.
Section one: A participatory paradigm -- Participatory practice -- Troubled times -- A participatory worldview -- Participatory practice in non-participatory world -- Section two: Participatory praxis -- The use of story -- The role of dialogue -- Critical reflection -- Transformative practice -- Becoming whole.
CIT Module PLAC 8003 - Core reading.