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Leadership in rural areas : a community development process

A community development project involving the tribal leaders, civic organisations and the aged
action group had been completed in 1994 in Rathoke, a rural area in the Mpumalanga Pre ince. In
the process, the reseacher observed tension built as a result of the refusal of people in
authority like tribal officers, civic organisation members and individual professionals to
acknowledge that aged people can take a lead in articulating their needs
and alternative solutions.



Assumptions prevailing among them are that:

1. Old and rural people need help.

2. Have no potential for leadership development.

3. Are dependent on existing leadership structures and

4. Their needs are not a priority.

On the bases of these assumptions, the reseacher undertook to do a case study based on the
analysis of community development process reports kept for the project.There have been a number of
learnings which can be of benefit to people interested in the leadership concept
in the field of community development. / Social work / M.A. (SS) (Mental Health)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17483
Date11 1900
CreatorsMokgohloa, Lobisa Ellen Tiny
ContributorsCollins, K. J., O'Neil, M. A.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (67 leaves)

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