Dva2602

DVA2602/202/3/2012

Tutorial Letter 202/3/2012

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE

BASIC NEEDS APPROACH

Semesters 1 and 2

Department of Development Studies

This tutorial letter contains important

information about your module.

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DVA2602

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Dear Student

FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENTS FOR DVA2602

This tutorial letter contains feedback on assignments set for DVA2602. This module is offered as a

second-level module in the first and second semester. It focuses on community development and

the basic needs approach. It is vital for you to study the contents of this tutorial letter because it

will help you with your preparation for the exam.

If you have any questions or problems regarding the module, please feel free to contact your

lecturers. The lectures responsible for the different assignments are:

Assignment 2: Ms MT Mpai

Assignment 3: Ms MBA Mogashoa

Assignment 4: Mr RL Moloi

Assignment 5: Ms K Lourens

Assignment 6: Ms A Khan

Assignment 7: Mr M Moseki

Good luck with the rest of your studies.

Kind regards.

MS MAITE MPAI

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATOR

DVA2602/202

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ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 2

Assignment question

Analyse the debate around the concepts “community” and “community development”.

How to approach the question

The aim of this question is to introduce you to the meaning of “community” and “community

development” and to give you the opportunity to explore some of the difficulties we encounter

when explaining these concepts. The introductory part of the question should be based on the

meaning of the concepts “community” and “community development”.

Study unit 1 in the study guide gives you background information regarding the origin of

“community development” and the debates about the term “community”. In addition, to the study

unit, read the articles by Cornwell (entitled “Community development: a phoenix too frequent”),

Brent; Shaw; Kumar as they help you to understand the complexities and dynamics that have

evolved with these concepts as...