Community Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship

Subject Description: This course focuses on the application of ideas and methods of the social
sciences to understand, investigate, and examine challenges of
contemporary community life. It focuses on community-action initiatives
such as community engagement, solidarity, and citizenship as guided by
the core values of human rights, social justice, empowerment and
advocacy, gender equality, and participatory development. It aims at
enhancing students’ sense of shared identity and willingness to contribute
to the pursuit of the common good of the community. It enables students to
integrate applied social sciences into community-action initiatives.

Community Immersion Activity Map

Date of visit and time Learning Competency Activity

1. To recognize the
members of the
community.
September 5, 2019 at
2:30pm to 4:30 pm 2. Develop commitment
and conviction to
participatory
development for
community well-being;
Community briefer
 Dialog with the
Barangay Captain and
Sanguniang Barangay
 Presentation
community
engagement activity

3. Contribute to Mobilization of Community

community development  Engage to the target
October 5, 2019 at through solidarity participants
1:00pm to 4:00 pm  Conduct the
4. Implement community community
action initiatives, engagement activity

Reference: Melegrito,PhD(2016) Zeal for Action. Phoenix Publishing House Inc.

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