Community Learning Development Resource Category 602
UNDERSTANDING AGENCIES
SUMMARY
This ‘Understanding Agencies’ category contains resources which explore the organisational context of community learning and community development. A number of the resources focus on the philosophy and culture, principles and values which underpin and inform the practice of agencies and services engaging in community development and neighbourhood regeneration work.
Learning Outcomes are also identified below which summarise the learning supported by this category of CLD Resources.
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Understanding Agencies The Category 602 Resource Guide |
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Notes for Readers and Trainers |
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602 – 02
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Community Learning Ideas and Beliefs
The fundamental ideas, understandings and beliefs that underpin and inform community learning and capacity building practice in work with communities and neighbourhoods. |
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602 – 03 |
A Community Learning andCapacityBuildingValue Set
An appropriate value set is crucial to underpinning and informing Community Learning,CapacityBuildingand Community Development work with people in communities and neighbourhoods. In this resource a specimen value set is outlined with a commentary. |
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602 – 04
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Example: A set of organisational principles
Eight fundamental principles which inform the work of ConneXions Personal Advisers – where work is with individual learners and requires effective inter-agency working. How relevant are these principles – do they offer a framework for Learning in the Community development work? |
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602 – 05 |
Local Strategic Partnerships
The context in which community learning and community development work operates usually includes accountability to some form of over-arching strategic body and there are implications for the direction and organisation of the work on the ground. |
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602 – 06 |
A Start-up Agenda
Building a practical understanding of the context in which learner needs can be explored and addressed. A framework for workers and agencies wanting to build up their information and networking – provides a checklist of questions and prompts – which can be discussed and amended/adapted to meet worker requirements. |
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602 – 07 |
Can providers and agencies be good at doing everything?
This resource includes a tabulation suggesting what different agencies and providers are able to contribute to adult and community learning. The second part presents some issues as statements prompting analysis and discussion. |
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602 – 08 |
Agency beliefs and values
A resource which can be used to prompt reflection and discussion about core beliefs for community learning – individual, collective and community capacity building work. |
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602 – 09
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Equality and EOP
Having equality and equality of opportunity as core values at the heart of any community learning and community development strategy guards against any interventions and activities being exclusive, discriminatory and oppressive. |
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602 – 10 |
Fair and Just Practice
The need for fair and just practice a Community Learning project Mission statement – identifying the ideas which shape the engagement with learners – includes statements which are about a learner entitlement and what would define good practice by the agency. |
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602 – 11 |
The nature of Oppression and Inequality
Statements that identify the nature of inequalities and oppressive practice within work with people in communities – and how those who are excluded or discriminated against might gain social justice. Prompts questions about current practice. |