Concepts and

Perspectives of
Community
Why did you
chose HUMSS?

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How do you think
this subject will help
you in your future
career?
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Why is it
important to
study
Community?
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Based on your
observations in your
area, what are the
different dynamics that
exist in your
communities?

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Importance of understanding community
dynamics and community action
● Community situations vary
● Each community has its own context and realities
● Those interested in working with a community must first have
a clear picture and good grasp of the entity they are trying to
address

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Importance of understanding community
dynamics and community action
● Without a deep wide knowledge of a target
community, interventions may emerge as
exclusive, inappropriate, or totally
insensitive to the members of the
community.
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 Importance of understanding community
dynamics and community action
● There are many ways to understand and appreciate a
community
● But there is no substitute to immersing and living
with that community
● Immersion is more than exposure, it means -
“paglubog” or “pagbabad”
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 IMMERSION
●It is a process of living with
the people in order to feel,
smell, and think like them
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GAINS IN
UNDERSTANDING
COMMUNITY
DYNAMICS
 BENCHMARKING
● Illustrates the preliminary picture
or image of the community.
● It serves as the initial community
situationer or briefer

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PROJECT PLANNING
●To produce a design or plan
●It includes strategies to enhance
the quality of life in a
community
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 STRENGHTS AND
CHALLENGES
●Guides to identify the
strengths and possible
loopholes of the project
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 GAUGE THE ATTITUDE AND
BEHAVIOR OF THE COMMUNITY
● Will give an idea whether the project
will be supported or rejected
● Or whether it can be negotiated with
the people
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 DIALOGUE WITH THE
COMMUNTIY
● The quality of the dialogue would
depend on how well-informed or how
knowledgeable the outsiders are on the
community situation and issues

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 DIALOGUE WITH THE
COMMUNTIY
● Project development is a process of
creating or innovating ideas,
inventions, and technologies that
would respond to a particular need or
problem in the community
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 IMPLEMENTATION LESS
COMPLICATED
● A plan includes the steps and
processes
● To understand in what not to do or
what to be more concerned of
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Why is it important to
understand or get to
know your target
community?

Write your answer in the “notes Box” page 11.

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