Rules of the Game
Lessons from the Field of Community Change
Published on 17. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-534-35871-6 (ISBN)
Description
Concise, empowering, and inspirational, this guidebook offers practical wisdom and 135 guidelines that demystify the community change process and give you proven, nuts-and-bolts rules for success. Mark Homan's outline for community change is invaluable in any setting, from grassroots organizations to governments or community agencies. Writing in a conversational, informal style, Homan takes you through the basic things you need to know about yourself, about others, and about the change process itself as you learn to identify the skills, attitudes, and choices important to your success as an agent of community change.
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PART I. GETTING STARTED. 1. Guiding Principles for Change Agents. 2. The Essential Eight: An outline for community change. PART II. THE RULES OF THE GAME. 3. Basic Things to Know. 4. Things to Know About Yourself. 5. Ways to Approach Promoting Change. 6. Things to Know About People. PART III. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. 7. The Thirteen Commandments of Change. APPENDIX. THE RULES OF THE GAME.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 port.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-35871-6 (9780534358716)
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Person
Now retired, Mark S. Homan served as Chair of the Social Services Department at Pima Community College, where he taught for over 30 years. In addition to these duties, Mark has served as adjunct faculty and guest lecturer for colleges, universities, and training consortia in the United States, Russia, and Sweden. A strong advocate of community empowerment, Mark has worked with diverse populations in urban, rural, and reservation communities on a broad range of issues and has developed and directed several human services programs. He is the past Chair of the international Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA), a founding member of community organizations and agencies, and has served in executive leadership roles on numerous community boards and councils. He has conducted workshops and delivered presentations on various aspects of community building and community power. The recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence and for work with communities, Mark is also the author of RULES OF THE GAME: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD OF COMMUNITY CHANGE, which is used both as a textbook and as a practical guide for community change agents.
Content
PART I. GETTING STARTED. 1. Guiding Principles for Change Agents. 2. The Essential Eight: An outline for community change. PART II. THE RULES OF THE GAME. 3. Basic Things to Know. 4. Things to Know About Yourself. 5. Ways to Approach Promoting Change. 6. Things to Know About People. PART III. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. 7. The Thirteen Commandments of Change. APPENDIX. THE RULES OF THE GAME.