for grde 12 subject community engagement solidarity and citizenship

1. FUNCTIONS OF
COMMUNITY

2. • Aspects of Community- these include the structure existing in your
community which includes natural environment to the institutions
made by man
• Community- group of people in a particular area who are interacting to
one another
• Community Power- the capacity of the community to exercise control
over activities and seek ways to employ available resources
• Influencer- the person with the most influence, who can lead others to
achieve a goal or accomplish a certain task
• Leader- the person who has the responsibility of controlling or taking
charge of a particular group

3. •Leadership-the process and qualities of command
and decisiveness with regard to the necessary
actions that ensure the welfare of the community
•Social change- the changes that occur in the social
order of a society. These are related to nature,
social institutions, social behavior or social
relations, cultural, religious, economics, scientific or
technological forces.

4. PRE-TEST
1. Pertains to the population size, density, heterogeneity, changes and
development
in an area.
a. Demographics
b. Geography and environmental influences
c. Health and welfare systems
d. Educational facilities and programs
2. The aspect of the community that looks at employment opportunities exiting
in the area.
a. Sources of Information and public opinion
b. Income distribution
c. Local economy and business
d. Housing

5. 3. A figure who is with direct relation with you through familial relations,
affinities or
feeling of kinship, and social network.
a. Organization
b. Interrelationship
c. Legal authoritative decision-makers
d. Informal Power Structure
4. This person is usually appointed based on qualification, attitude or other characteristics.
a. Influencer
b. Leader
c. Community Leader
d. Organization member

6. 5. Refers to the changes that occur in the social order
of society.
a. cultural change
b. social change
c. political change
d. technological change

7. TOPIC 1: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY
THROUGH ITS DYNAMICS
Leaders are important figures that will guide the
members to carry out the plans in pursuit of the
group’s objectives. The guidance of a good leader in a
group ensures the coherence of plans and better
implementation of programs. In the Philippines, the
government provides several levels of leadership, from
the president and vice-president, including other
government officials at the national and in the local
levels such as mayors, congressmen, and governors.

8. They are appointed based on qualifications, attitude
and most often, through the votes of the residents.
It is otherwise
known as Formal Power Structure because they are
individuals from whose authority is based on formal
rules appointed by the government.

9. • There are also people who are appointed because of their ability
to lead, direct or achieve without an official leadership title. They
are known as Informal Power Structure.
• They are popular to others as influencers who can lead others
with the most influence.
• Informal power comes, not from an official position, but from the
respect and appreciation one has earned from the members of a
group. This respect and appreciation allow the individual to
influence his or her peers in a way that others within the group
cannot.
• Examples are managers, supervisors, philanthropists,
businessmen, producers and even employees who lead their
group as likable and charismatic leaders.

10. • Legal authoritative decision-makers, on the other hand, are
individuals or bodies whose authority is based on formal rules
and institutions. They are appointed because of their
intelligence, reputations, decision-making, dictation from laws
and policies and connections.
• Examples are the appointments made by the president of the
country through his/her Powers of Appointment as stated in the
constitution or with the consent of the Commission on
Appointments like the heads of the executive departments,
board of members and its leaders from any national
government-related institutions, ambassadors, other public
ministers and consuls, etc

11. The aforementioned (3) power dynamics are part of
individual dimensions of community which could be:
1. Interrelationship- community leaders are with direct
relation with you through familial relations, affinities or
feeling of kinship, and social network, and
2. Organization- they could be part of an institution or an
association, that has a particular purpose in our
community.

12. • Task 1. Community Leaders, Community Builders!
• Can you give me the power dynamics of the following community leaders as
well as their individual dimensions and a short description of the kind of work
they do in your community?
Power Dynamics
Individual Dimension
Job Description
a. Barangay Captain

13. b. Social Workers
Power Dynamics
Individual Dimension
Job Description

14. c. Local farmer
Power Dynamics
Individual Dimension
Job Description

15. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING