This semester, we discussed the community as part of the client system in Social Work practice, but is nonetheless also relevant to Journalism and of course Community Development. After your group engagement with your respective communities, we now step back to reflect to complete the cycle or Reflection-Action-Refection (Freire,Paolo, Pedagogy of the Oppressed).
Write an essay about Observing the Community. What aspect of community life expanded your view of reality? How did your view about "truth" change? Discuss your reflections on the strength of working with communities and what particular areas you became more interested in. Discuss your culture as members of the middle class and its relation to how you would view the community. Include your feelings, fears, apprehensions, etc during and after you went to the community. What areas challenged you ideologically or even, morally? What are your present prospects of community work? How did this experience help you in shaping your self-concept as a social worker, social development worker, as a writer or journalist, as a student, as a person, or simply as a member of the community. (Cite your sources, using APA format).
No restrictions as to the number of pages, format and style. Medium: English or Filipino (Tagalog) Submit hardcopy (short bond 81/2 by 11)by March 22, 2011 and email on the same day to nicolas_justinvilla@yahoo.com and salocinnitsuj@gmail.com
