SCWK 8888 Community Engagement for Social Change
Required of all Macro students. This course develops skills in bringing about social change through collective action. It focuses on methods by which social workers bring about planned change in communities and organizations and provides a grounding in the theory and practice of community organizing. Throughout the course, students will confront issues regarding community power, conflict versus cooperation, use of the political system, strategy and tactics, and various theories of social change as they relate to examples ranging from local neighborhood improvement to international social movements. The course highlights social work values in the practice of community organizing and development, including the role of the social worker in facilitating democratic participation and mobilizing and empowering community members and other constituents for action.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.15 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.34 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Malaka Mims | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 13 of 18 |
| Spring 2025 | Janine Carreiro-Young | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | — | 9 of 13 |
| Spring 2025 | Samantha Teixeira | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2024 | Janine Carreiro-Young | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Samantha Teixeira | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 14 |
| Spring 2023 | Rachele Gardner | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 14 |
| Spring 2023 | Samantha Teixeira | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 21 |