COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP

Concept and Development of Community Organization :-                                     

• Definition, meaning and importance
• Concept and objectives
• Essential elements of community development and philosphy 
• Principles of community organizations

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

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

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

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