Development Practice in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lived Experiences from the Trenches (1st ed. 2022)

By: Tshilidzi Madzivhandila and Sepo Hachigonta and Joseph Francis and Joseph Kamuzhanje and Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole and Shirley DeWolf

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Synopsis: This book is a rare collection of reflective and reflexive stories that reveal how seasoned academics, agents of grassroots social change, leaders and journalists transformed and shaped the development landscape in eastern and southern Africa. Whereas practical experiences are crucial assets and resources for shaping the academic environment and development practice landscape, most of the existing literature recommended as key learning materials in tertiary institutions is rarely in synch with the practical realities of development practice. The shared individual lived experiences from academic endeavours and fieldwork provide hands-on tools for students and emerging practitioners who might be involved in or are currently facilitating development work. The thrust of the book, therefore, is to demystify the day-to-day experiences of development practitioners while contributing to learning pathways or strategies for achieving viable solutions to the myriad of challenges, which grassroots communities face. The relevance of the book as a crucial resource for students pursuing development-oriented degree programmes in colleges and universities is obvious. Without any doubt, the compilation will be handy in the implementation of diverse development-oriented transformation agenda at academic, programming and policy levels.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030911317
Related ISBNs:: 9783030911300
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 04/29/22
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Business and Finance, Technology, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Tshilidzi Madzivhandila
Edited by:: Sepo Hachigonta
Edited by:: Joseph Francis
Edited by:: Joseph Kamuzhanje
Edited by:: Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole
Edited by:: Shirley DeWolf