Table of Contents

Poverty, illbeing and wellbeing; The development environment; Stakeholders in community development; The principles of community development; The features and outcome of community development; The community as main actor in community development; The place and role of community development workers; Community development workers and their organisations; Participatory decision-making, problem-solving and management; Communication skills; Group facilitation and leadership development; Conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation; Mobilisation and motivation; Operational writing; Meetings; Public speaking; Contact-making; Participatory research methodology; The start of a project; Planning and implementation; Evaluation and control; The training dialogue; Planning and presenting a training workshop.

About the Author

Carleton Bulkin is a translator and linguist who holds a mas-ter's degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Indiana University. Having lived in Prague, Havana, Moscow, Bu-dapest, and Kabul, he currently works and resides in theWash-ington, D.C. area.