University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

DEVT 2101 - Empowerment, Gender & Community Development

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3920
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Incompatible: ANTH 2021, ANTH 3021, DEVT 2001, DEVT 3001
Assessment: Poster or Essay, Report or Essay, Workshop participation
Syllabus:

This course investigates crucial interconnections between empowerment, gender and community development, examining the ways in which gender and community participation, influence development policies, processes and programs; and the extent to which development, gendered relations, and communities are transformed in the process. It examines key concepts and theoretical frameworks of development with a particular focus on the intersection of development terms such as community, participation, sustainability, gender, equality & empowerment, in light of current issues in development discourse and critical analysis of development practice and policy. In the course, then, we explore the use of certain concepts and ideals, such as empowerment, gender equality, sustainable development, as well as central issues in development practice and policy. These include the interaction between poverty and gender; the empowerment of women through work and microfinance/credit; and the proposed empowerment of communities (and countries) through the ‘girl effect’. The complexities of corporate community development are also examined, as is the practice of tourism (volunteer/cultural) as sustainable community development; the issue of gendered violence, legislation and human rights at the level of local communities; and an analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals from the standpoint of gender and the community.

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3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3920 Mon 12/08/2019 Sat 31/08/2019 Fri 20/09/2019 Fri 01/11/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21486 LE01 80 30 30 Jul - 17 Sep Tuesday 3pm - 4pm Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre
8 Oct - 29 Oct Tuesday 3pm - 4pm Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21488 WR03 30 4 29 Jul - 16 Sep Monday 11am - 1pm Ligertwood, 111, Teaching Room
7 Oct - 28 Oct Monday 11am - 1pm Ligertwood, 111, Teaching Room
21489 WR02 29 5 31 Jul - 18 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room
9 Oct - 30 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room