COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES COURSE OUTLINE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES COURSE OUTLINE

AIM/PURPOSE OF THE COURSE: 

This module unit is designed to equip the trainee with knowledge skills and attitudes that will enable him/her apply appropriate methods in facilitating community development activities.   

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this module unit, the trainee should be able to:

·         Apply appropriate methodologies in carrying out community development work

·         Appreciate the importance of community participation in development activities

·         Understand various approaches used in community development

·         Appreciate the importance of community mobilization in development

TOPICS

Introduction to community development methodologies

·         meaning of development methodology

·         rationale of community development methodologies

·         principles of community development methodologies

Social action development models

• meaning of social action model
• types of social action models
• importance of social actions models

Effective community entry

• meaning of community entry
• types of community entry
• techniques of handling issues in community entry
• steps in community entry exit

Community mobilization

• concepts of community mobilization
• importance of community mobilization
• underlying assumptions of community mobilization
• challenges of community mobilization
• strategies of mobilizing people  

Community participation

• meaning of community participation
• techniques of promoting community participation
• determinants of community participation
• stages of community participatory
• components of effective community participation
• importance of community participation
• impact of community participation on development
• principles of participatory development
• obstacles of participatory development

Participatory development methodologies

• importance of participatory methodologies
• types of participatory methodologies
• impact of the participatory methodologies

Monitoring participatory impact

• steps in monitoring participatory impact
• ways of creating indicators
• documentation decisions
• changes in monitoring  

Participatory evaluation

• domain of evaluation
• purpose of participatory evaluation
• planning for participatory evaluation
• tools for participatory evaluation

Approaches to community development

• community development approaches
• impact of the development approaches on community development

Development agencies

• types of funding agencies

• Challenges facing development agencies.  

Emerging trends in community development

• emerging trends in community development

Reference:

1.  Burkey, Stan. People First: A Guide to Self-Reliant, Participatory Rural Development. Zed Books, 1993.
2.  Chambers, Robert. Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Addison Wesley Longman Ltd., 1983.