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Learning Together: A Cultural Approach To Community Development, Sally Habana-Hafner, Antonieta Bolomey, Sara Deturk, Janet Macfadyen
Learning Together: A Cultural Approach To Community Development, Sally Habana-Hafner, Antonieta Bolomey, Sara Deturk, Janet Macfadyen
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A practical guide to understanding the real-life, complicated issues that arise when two cultures interact. The manual is organized around issues rather than as a step-by– step guide. Part I, “A Conceptual Framework,“ introduces the concepts of cultural awareness and the process of cross-cultural adaptation. Part II, “Community Development Processes,” presents community development processes through the cultural lens introduced in Part I. Each chapter can be read independently or in conjunction with the other chapters.
In writing this manual, we hope to help practitioners in all areas of community development and education assist the growing numbers of newcomer groups (refugees …