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CESC Lesson 3

The document introduces Alysha, a 17-year-old student who wants to become a community leader in San Juan, Roro, Sorsogon City. However, she is not familiar with the structures and dynamics of her own community. The document discusses understanding a community through its dynamics, structures, and processes. It identifies different types of community leaders and their roles. It also outlines important community structures like local politics, demographics, geography, beliefs, economy, education and health systems. The document encourages learning about one's community in order to effectively contribute and lead as a community leader. It provides prompts for envisioning oneself as a future community leader.

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CESC Lesson 3

The document introduces Alysha, a 17-year-old student who wants to become a community leader in San Juan, Roro, Sorsogon City. However, she is not familiar with the structures and dynamics of her own community. The document discusses understanding a community through its dynamics, structures, and processes. It identifies different types of community leaders and their roles. It also outlines important community structures like local politics, demographics, geography, beliefs, economy, education and health systems. The document encourages learning about one's community in order to effectively contribute and lead as a community leader. It provides prompts for envisioning oneself as a future community leader.

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Hi there! Welcome to the third lesson!

My name is Alysha. Have you wondered


what makes your community unique? Are you familiar
with the structures of your community? How about the
people who build your community? Have you had the
chance to get to know the people who are the keepers of
our community? How about you as a Filipino youth, how
are you going to contribute to your community? To get to
know our community better, let us know first our targets!
I am Alysha, and I’m seventeen years old. Just
like you, I am still a Senior High School student. I live in San
Juan, Roro, Sorsogon City. Lately, I have this goal of becoming
a community leader so that I may contribute more to my
community. To be more precise, I would like to be a
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Chairman. But to be honest, I am
not familiar with my own community, its structure, dynamics,
and processes. There are a lots of things that I would like to
know because I would love to work with other community
leaders and builders. How about you, do you like to be a
community leader yourself? Together, let us know first the
dynamics of our community to become a community leader.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?

a. Barangay Captain
b. Social Workers

c. Local farmer
TOPIC 2: Understanding the Community
through its Structures
Awareness of the essential aspects of
the community is necessary in aiding the
residents to reflect on ways to be positively
involved in its improvement. The poet John
Donne famously said, “No man is an island,”
referring to humanity’s interconnectedness and
the belief that humans are always social beings.
Being aware of the structure
of the community and exploring its aspects
will help you understand the necessary
measures that should be undertaken to
serve as an active member of a community
and as future leaders of the community. The
following are the aspects of community and
the factors to explore.
1. Local Politics
• Structure of government
• Decision-making power and control
• Major issues currently in debate

2. Demographics
• Population size (total number of people)
• Population density (ratio of people to the
space they inhabit)
• Heterogeneity (the extent to which community
members have diverse characteristics)
• Ethnic groups
• Names given to various parts of the community
• Areas known for having their own characteristics
(ex: industrial area, blue collar
families)
• Isolation from or closeness to other communities
• History of the area
* Changes and development of the area
3. Geography and environmental
influence
 the community’s physical environment
 the community’s location and proximity
to highways, bodies of water or mountains
* existence of recreational areas concerns
regarding environment hazards such as
pollution, power shortages, among others
4. Beliefs and Attitudes

 cultural values, traditions and beliefs of


various segments of the population
 spiritual and political values of the residents
 available social agencies and the help they
can extend
 perceptions of residents as part of the
community.
5. Local economy and businesses

• businesses, factories and other


sources of employment that characterize
the community

• nature of business (owned by local


residents or government)
6. Income distribution

• public assistance benefits available


to residents
• median income level of residents
• income levels and corresponding
percentage of population.
7. Housing

• housing conditions
• population density
• types of housing
• ownership and status of houses
(rental, real estate, etc)
8. Educational facilities and
programs

• education system
• extent of community support
• existence of public and private schools
• adherence to intended curriculum of
the Department of Education
• attention to special population (e.g.,
children with special needs) and to cultural
differences.
• extent to which education brings out the
best in the children (participation in
competitions, profile of graduates, training
students holistically)
• adequate preparation for adults to enter the
labor force
9. Health and Welfare Systems
• adequate numbers of health professionals and
specialists
• social service programs
• respect of service providers to the needs and
values of minority populations
• availability of fire and police protection
• safety of the environment
• the residents’ view on public safety and justice
system.
10. Sources of information and public
opinion
• presence of TV and radio stations and
newspapers which provide the people
information and perspectives on current
events
• community organizations’ capacity to
update residents on important information
• the capacity of the sources of information
to enhance the residents’ skills to promote
positive change

• the presence of community leaders who


speak for various marginalized subgroups.
11. Summary Assessment of Community
Issues
• overall assessment of community’s
functioning
• dealing with social problems (youth gangs,
poverty, abuse)
• gaps in social, health care, and other
community and educational services
TOPIC 3: Understanding Community
through its Process
A leader is an important figure in the community.
Leaders must possess important characteristics such
as:
1. Effective Communication
-an open communication is highly recommended for
leaders and their constituents.
There should be free access to important information
concerning social issues and public matters.
2. Development of Social Capital Building
- developing a resilient capital is among the
most important contributors to successful
community leadership.

3. Community Engagement
- it is important to encourage young leaders
to participate so that they are ready to take
over when the time comes.
These major
components of being a better leader
will help improve communities by
effecting positive social change,
improve the relationships of their
residents as well as build community
power.
Community Power is the capacity of the
community to exercise control over
activities and seek ways to employ
available resources to establish a
stronger and successful community. The
diagram below presents some ways for a
community to build power.
Me as a Future Community Leader!
Envision yourself as community leader in the
future. How are you going to contribute as an
effective community leader to effect positive social
change and improve your community power?
Express your thoughts by making a poster. Please
be guided with the rubric below and the identified
elements that should be present. This will serve as
your performance task.
Make a poster which would reflect the following elements:
a. You as one of the community leaders that show your
role/work in the community
b. The power dynamics that you possess as a leader as
well as your individual dimension
c. Choose at least one (1) structure you will use/improve
in the future that will make a great impact to people in the
community
d. Describe yourself as a leader in maintaining
relationships with people

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