Working with Rural Communities

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Rural Development and Community Work

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 1-16

3. Communities and People in Rural Areas

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 17-35

4. Developing a Strategy

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 36-52

5. A Model of Rural Community Work

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 53-62

6. Working from a Distance

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 63-77

7. Focused, Indirect Work

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 78-94

8. Direct Community Work

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 95-114

9. Management in Rural Community Work

   • David Francis, Paul Henderson

   Pages 115-134

10. Rural Community Work in the 1990s

    • David Francis, Paul Henderson

    Pages 135-148

11. Back Matter

    Pages 149-160

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Rural communities are facing increasing and contrasting problems, with high levels of unemployment or conflict arising from suburbanisation and the arrival of newcomers. This book provides a strategic framework for dealing with these issues, with an innovative model for planning and practising rural community work. It is relevant to work in all types of areas, and for a wide range of agencies, identifying key management and evaluating tasks. Important connections are made between existing knowledge and the worker's own experiences. Concluding with a review of policies, this is an invaluable guide for rural community work students and professionals.

• community
• knowledge
• management
• unemployment

Policies and ethics