Communities and Change: Selected Papers
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Communities and Change: Selected Papers
By (Author) Dr Dorothy Bottrell
Edited by Professor Gabrielle Meagher
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
2nd September 2008
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
361.3
Physical Properties
Paperback
317
Width 148mm, Height 210mm, Spine 19mm
435g
Description
How can change be promoted and sustained in disadvantaged communities and for children in communities How can professionals be supported to bring about positive change in communities How can collaborative research and evaluation make a difference The chapters in this book, emanating from the Communities and Change Conference at the University of Sydney in 2007, explore these questions, demonstrating the challenging and constructive connections between education and social work, between universities and community organisations, and between research and practice.
Author Bio
Dorothy Bottrell is a senior lecturer in social pedagogy at Victoria University (Melbourne).
Gabrielle Meagher is a professor of social policy at Macquarie University.
