This volume provides a comprehensive overview setting community development work in south Wales in its historical context, as well as offering definitions of community development, the role of the practitioner, and values and issues in community development work.

About the Author
Steve Clarke is a Research Fellow at Swansea University, Wales, and has over fifty years of international field work, consultancy and teaching experience in community development to health professionals and social workers. Martin Hoban is a community development practitioner working in the South Wales area. Antonina Mendola is a community development practitioner working in the South Wales area. Derith Powell is a community development practitioner working in the South Wales area.

Reviews
'A timely publication that will be useful to the growing band of workers in Wales who are concerned to influence both Welsh policy - making and community regeneration practice'. John Rose, Wales Youth Agency 'This is an important book. With refreshing honesty, the four contributing editors and six other contributors share their wealth of community development experience in south Wales and in doing so impress the reader with their commitment and compassion...This volume should be required reading for Assembly Members, local councillors and local authority professionals.' www .gwales.com



Book Information
ISBN 9780708317341
Author Steve Clarke
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 431g