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In community development, relationships are the driving force behind meaningful change—yet they are rarely explored in depth. This textbook unpacks the complex, creative and often subtle relational...
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  • 01 April 2027
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In community development, relationships are the driving force behind meaningful change—yet they are rarely explored in depth. This textbook unpacks the complex, creative and often subtle relational work at the heart of effective practice. From building trust with participants to collaborating with colleagues, partners and policy makers, it offers practical guidance across research, one-to-one work, group facilitation and community settings.

It features:

- case studies from international practice;

- challenging questions to stimulate individual thinking;

- interviews at organisational, community and strategic level.

Aimed at both students and practitioners, this essential textbook will equip the reader with the values, skills and insight needed to plan, deliver and evaluate transformative community work.

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Price: $38.95
Pages: 288
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Publication Date: 01 April 2027
ISBN: 9781447375913
Format: Paperback
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social welfare, social policy and social services, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Adult education, continuous learning, Urban communities / city life, Social groups, communities and identities, Social work
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Karen McArdle is Karen McArdle is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen and Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee.

Part 1: Key Concepts

Note on use of Language.

1. Introduction: Relationships in Community Settings - Karen McArdle

Part 2: Relationship Principles of Community Work

2. Community Work Values and the Implications for Relationships - Martin Purcell

3. Relationships for Reflection/Critical Practice - Sarah McEwan

4. Dialogue and Relationships of Equity - Jean McEwan Short

5. Community Relationships - Jenny Glen and Jean McEwan Short

Part3: The Character of Relationships

6. Relationship to Place: Young People, Alienation and Belonging - Alan Macke and Jenny Glen

7. Love, Kindness and Connectedness in Youth Work Practice - Martin Purcell

8. Communities of Hope and Imagination - Charis Robertson, Alan Mackie and Martin Purcell

9. Trust, the Glue that Builds Community Relationships - Mike Bartle

Part 4: Contexts for Relationships

10. Relating within Organisations - Alison Urie

11. Collaborative Leadership: Values, Power and Relationships - Sarah Boath and Charis Robertson

12. Relationships in Community Based Adult Learning - Sarah Boath and Sarah McEwan

13. Informal Learning and Volunteering - Mike Bartle and Jenny Glen

14. Creative Engagement Practice Relationships - Theresa Lynn

15. Research Relationships - Alison Urie and Karen McArdle

16. Partnership Working - Alan Mackie

17. Conclusion - Karen McArdle