About This Publication
From an award-winning initiative, which resulted in an extra 10,000 people engaging in learning, this practical guide offers the secret of one towns success in engaging effectively with Asian Heritage communities. It explores how to use existing networks and work with mosques and madrasahs; looks at key political issues that need to be tackled, assumptions that need to be unlearned and the impact of gender on participation; offers successful models of change and tips for developing effective programmes; and considers how this innovative approach fits with underlying ideas of good practice and issues of transferability.
Contents
| Chapter 1 | Inclusion, engagement and cohesion |
| Chapter 2 | Institutional racism |
| Chapter 3 | Why Blackburn with Darwen? |
| Chapter 4 | Communities: no easy answers and no shortcuts |
| Chapter 5 | Key features |
| Chapter 6 | Credibility and leadership skills |
| Chapter 7 | Making news and using networks |
| Chapter 8 | Tensions |
| Chapter 9 | Building a learning community |
| Chapter 10 | How do we do it? |
| Chapter 11 | Lose your assumptions |
| Chapter 12 | Men only |
| Chapter 13 | Check it out |
| Chapter 14 | Glossary |
| Chapter 15 | Further reading and resources |
| Chapter 16 | Useful contacts and networks |