Presented at the International Association of Community Development and ACDA New Zealand conference, Auckland, NZ, February 15-17 2017 This paper raises the question of the implications of Community Development in accepting sustainable development as an underlying philosophy. We develop a sustainable transformation mindset that can be used to guide community development initiatives. We then briefly explore the role of work-based professional practice education in a “Capable Value set”. In examining education based on this approach we find that the learning community based and transformative - both for the learner and the community. As an example, we then suggest how it could be applied by using as lens for sustainable iwi development.

1. A
transformation
mindset
as the basis for
sustainable
community
development
Presented at the International Association of Community Development and
ACDA New Zealand conference, Auckland, NZ, February 15-17 2017

2. Samuel Mann @samuelmann
Phoebe Eden-Mann
Lesley Smith
Glenys Ker
Phil Osborne
Philip Alexander Crawford

5. A restorative
socio-ecological
transformation.

18. Transformation
mindset

19. Socio-ecological restoration
over economic justification
If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…

20. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Transformative system change
over small steps to keep business as usual

21. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Holistic perspectives
over narrow focus

22. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Equity and diversity
over homogeneity

23. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Respectful, collaborative
responsibility
over selfish othering

24. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Action in the face of fear
over paralysis or wilful ignorance

25. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Values change
over behaviour modification

26. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Empowering engagement
over imposed solutions

27. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Living positive futures
over bleak predictions

28. If we wish to transform ourselves and society, we need to embrace…
Humility and desire to learn
over fixed knowledge sets

30. Transformation mindset

31. Case study:
Capable Values applied
to community
development

33. Professional Frameworks of Practice
emergent

35. Philip Alexander Crawford

36. 1. Restoration of land and people
inseparable
2. Rather than just working with
individual learners, the approach is to
transform mainstream education
3. Kaupapa Māori is inherently a holistic
perspective
4. The work is about rectifying injustices
through recognition of what is special
about the people and place.
5. This is a community taking
responsibility for its own people.
6. Despite centuries of inequity, mixed
messages and uncertainty about future
funding, this approach is plotting a
course and already engaging learners.
7. Learning is by Māori, for Māori - it is
not merely about acquiring some
technical skills but rather about
developing identity and personal
knowledge to go with those vocational
skills.
8. This is not an imposition of a rigid
education or research model - instead it
is entirely responsive to the
community's needs.
9. While the statistics of educational
underachievement might be useful in
securing funding, the primary driver for
this work is the strengthening of iwi.
10. This development is being
undertaken as a professional practice
masters with reflection and embedded
contribution to community.

37. A
transformation
mindset
as the basis for
sustainable
community
development
Presented at the International Association of Community Development,
Auckland, NZ, February 15-17 2017

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