Civic engagement and service learning in a metropolitan university : multiple approaches and perspectives
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Civic engagement and service learning in a metropolitan university : multiple approaches and perspectives
（Education in a competitive and globalizing world series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This book offers a case study of a medium-sized, private metropolitan university's adoption, implementation, and assessment of a civic engagement mission. Situated in a city where the loss of a once robust industrial base has resulted in urban blight faced by many communities throughout the United States, this university is attempting to partner with community members to address the social and economic impact of these changes and to bolster the resiliency of residents and local organisations. While prompted by a genuine desire on the part of many in the university community to serve the community, this civic engagement initiative is also shaped by the belief that such service will enrich the educational experience of the university's students and provide additional professional development opportunities for faculty.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- How Widener Developed a Culture of Civic Engagement & Fulfilled its Promise as a Leading Metropolitan University
- How Can I Help? The Seduction of Service Learning
- Faculty Motivation, Vitality, & Professional Growth: The Ingredients Embedded in a Service-Learning Faculty Development Program
- Teacher Education in the Community: Integrating & Transforming Field
- Work Through Service Learning & Community Engagement
- Civic Engagement & Social Work Education
- Learning Service: Teaching Literature as Civic Engagement
- The Political Complexities of Establishing a University-Sponsored Charter School as an Interdisciplinary Service Learning Opportunity
- The Development of a Community Clinic: How a Signature Project Can Mobilize Commitment to Sustainable Community
- Violence Prevention Initiatives with Communities & Organizations: The Center for Violence Prevention
- Service-Learning in China
- International Service-Learning: The Building Blocks of a Successful Experience
- Let's Talk about Pedagogy, Research & Practices Centered on Racial Identity Development Theory in Cultural-Based Service-Learning
- Evaluating the Impact of a University's Civic Engagement Projects on the Community
- Index.
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