Community Organisation &Leadership (Theory)

Paper Code: 
HSC -504
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • Understand various concepts of organization and development.
  • Different leadership patterns .
  • Process of community organization.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Concept and Development of Community Organization :-
  • Definition, meaning and importance
  • Concept and objectives
  • Essential elements of community development and philosphy 
  • Principles of community organizations

 

8.00
Unit II: 
Leadership Patterns :-
  •  Concept , types and theories of leadership
  • Traditional leadership – roles and functions – advantages and disadvantages
  •  Emerging leadership – shared leadership
  • Leadership and community organization for development 
10.00
Unit III: 
Ideology of Community Organization :-
  • School dynamics in the village community/urban slums
  • Social control in dynamics of society, relationship of social organization with social culture
  • Social justice and equality of opportunities – empowering the weaker sections 
10.00
Unit IV: 
Process of Community Organization :-
  • Methods of community organization
    • Specific control method
    • General control method
    • Process control method
  • Role of the community organizer 
  • Phases in community organization - Preparatory, Setting down and Stabilization

 

 

8.00
Unit V: 
Group Formation and organization :-
  • Rural social group
  • Primary and secondary group
  • Formal and informal group
  • Reference group
  • Cultural interest group
  • Temporary and permanent group
  • In-group and out-group
  • Voluntary and involuntary group

 

Essential Readings: 

1 Dahama O.P. (1998): Education and communication for Development, New Delhi, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.

2 Ray, G.L (1991) Extension Communication Management, Calcutta, Naya Prakash.

3 Supe S.V.(1999) An introduction to extension education

 

References: 
  1. O.S. Rathore. Hand Book of Extension Education, Agrotech Publishing, 1999.
  2. Jain, R. (1993) Mass Media and Rural Development. Vol II New Delhi, Manak Publication Pvt. Ltd.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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