Participatory Visual Methodologies: Social Change, Community and Policy (Mitchell Claudia)(Paperback)

Participatory Visual Methodologies: Social Change, Community and Policy (Mitchell Claudia)(Paperback)

This book demonstrates how data from participatory visual methods can take people and communities beyond ideological engagement, initiating new conversations and changing perspectives, policy debates, and policy development. These methods include, for example, photo-voice, participatory video,

Community Care: Policy and Practice (Means Robin)(Paperback)

This new edition has been updated to reflect recent shifts in community and social care whilst still providing the authoritative account of its historical development. Particular attention is paid to partnerships between health and social care, the regulation of social care, direct payments and

Change Here Now: Permaculture Solutions for Personal and Community Transformation (Brock Adam)(Paperback)

Award-winning social entrepreneur and permaculturalist Adam Brock draws from ecology, sociology, community economics, social justice, and indigenous practices the world over to present more than eighty proven solutions for building healthy communities. Using the 'pattern language' framework

Romani Communities and Transformative Change: A New Social Europe (Franz Romeo)(Paperback)

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND. Drawing on Roma community voices and expert research, this book provides a powerful tool to challenge conventional discourses and analyses on Romani identity, poverty and exclusion. Through the transformative vehicle of a 'Social Europe', this edited

Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective (McMichael Philip)(Paperback)

Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective explains how development thinking and practice have shaped our world. It introduces students to four interconnected projects, and how their dynamics, contradictions and controversies have influenced development trajectories: colonialism, the

Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities (Chambers Robert)(Paperback)

This sourcebook is for all who work with others on participatory learning and change. Written in a spirit of critical reflection and serious fun, it provides 21 sets of ideas and options for facilitators, trainers, teachers and presenters, and anyone who organises and manages workshops, courses,

Ethics in Participatory Research for Health and Social Well-Being: Cases and Commentaries (Banks Sarah)(Paperback)

Participatory research is well-established as an approach involving people with a direct interest in, or experience of, the issue being studied in carrying out research. However, it raises unique and challenging ethical issues. Traditional concerns with respect for the rights to confidentiality,

Deleuze and Research Methodologies (Coleman Rebecca)(Paperback)

Brings together international academics from a range of Social Science and Humanities disciplines to reflect on how Deleuze's philosophy is opening up and shaping methodologies and practices of empirical

Participatory Development Practice - Using traditional and contemporary frameworks (Kelly Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

From indigenous people's groups, classroom teachers, and local and international community workers comes the desire to build community. Participatory Development Practice provides a theoretical and applied base for rethinking development practice that is deeply influenced by a 'community'

Welfare Words: Critical Social Work & Social Policy (Garrett Paul Michael)(Paperback)

Insightful and engaging, Welfare Words provides a critical analysis of social work and social policy in its articulation and discussion of a number of significant words and phrases. Written by an authoritative voice in the field, Paul Michael Garrett makes sense of complex theories which codify

Social Work and Social Policy: An Introduction (Dickens Jonathan)(Paperback)

An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, and dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, rights and our understanding of 'the good society'. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy, tailored to

Social Policy and Social Work: An Introduction (Cunningham Jo)(Paperback)

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to

Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation (Mitchell W. J. T.)(Paperback)

Community Care and the Law (Clements Luke)(Paperback / softback)

Community Care and the Law is the pre-eminent legal text on adult social care

Social Policy: An Introduction (Blakemore Ken)(Paperback)

An overview of developments in social policy and welfare, this text offers chapters on social security, education, health, housing and environment, and community care. The history and principles of British social policy are also

An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care (Guzys Diana)(Paperback)

Community and primary health care nursing is a rapidly growing field. Founded on the social model of health, the primary health care approach explores how social, environmental, economic and political factors affect the health of the individual and communities, and the role of nurses and other

Interrogating Networks: Investigating Networks of Knowledge in Antiquity (Foxhall Lin)(Paperback)

Network theory and methodologies have become central to exploring and explaining social, economic, and political relationships and connections in past societies. However, in archaeology, the deployment of networks has sometimes been more descriptive than analytical. Methodologies have often

Housing Policy and Vulnerable Social Groups: 2008 (Bernan)(Paperback)

Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth (Mitchell Alanna)(Paperback)

What We Made: Conversations on Art and Social Cooperation (Finkelpearl Tom)(Paperback)

In What We Made, Tom Finkelpearl examines the activist, participatory, coauthored aesthetic experiences being created in contemporary art. He suggests social cooperation as a meaningful way to think about this work and provides a framework for understanding its emergence and acceptance. In a series

Essentials of Community Care (Sharkey Peter)(Paperback)

The second edition of this guide to community care, aimed at both health and social care practitioners, offers a clear and structured introduction to present policy and practice. It is illustrated throughout by pertinent case material and has been updated with the latest policy developments and new

Community Development: A Critical and Radical Approach (Ledwith Margaret)(Paperback)

Community development's social justice principles are under threat from the current resurgence of far-Right politics. The dangerous escalation of economic inequalities calls for new ideas on power and new approaches to practice. Rooted in radical community development's strong theoretical

Public Policy in the Community (Taylor Marilyn)(Paperback)

The idea of community involvement and empowerment has become central to politics in recent years. Governments, keen to reduce public spending and increase civic involvement, believe active communities are essential for tackling a range of social, economic and political challenges, such as crime,

Walking Methodologies in a More-than-human World: WalkingLab (Springgay Stephanie)(Paperback)

As a research methodology, walking has a diverse and extensive history in the social sciences and humanities, underscoring its value for conducting research that is situated, relational, and material. Building on the importance of place, sensory inquiry, embodiment, and rhythm within walking