Higher education and civic engagement : comparative perspectives
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Higher education and civic engagement : comparative perspectives
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
1st ed
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Provides an original and challenging contribution to contemporary debates on the civic purpose of higher education, exploring its manifestations through practices of teaching and research. Offers critical perspectives on the role of higher education institutions in terms of realizing civic missions, especially in current global market conditions.
Table of Contents
- PART I: FRAMING DEBATES Civic Engagement in a Cold Climate: Higher Education after the Boom
- R.Munck Higher Education as a Force for Societal Change in the 21st Century
- B.Gourley The Walls
- M.O'Malley Education for Active Citizenship: Citizens for Country and Conscience
- Sr.S.Kennedy Embedding Public Engagement within Higher Education: Lessons from the Beacons for Public Engagement
- P.Manners Survey of Civic Engagement within Higher Education in Ireland
- A.Lyons PART II: PEDAGOGY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Civic Engagement: What, How, and Why?
- R.Bringle Teaching and Learning for Civic Engagement: Sustainability though Alignment
- J.Boland Academic Excellence and Community Engagement: Reflections on the Latin American Experience
- M.Nieves Turning the Inside Outside: Risks as Perceived by Community University Partners in Service Learning
- L.McIlrath State of Service-Learning at the University of Granada (Spain)
- J.L.Arco PART III: SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH A 'civic mission' for the University: History, International Trends and Institutional Responses
- M.Cuthill Critical Reflections on how Community-based Research Challenges Organizational Culture within the Academy
- T.de Brun, A.McFarlane & M.O'Reilly-de Brun Talking the Talk, then Walking the Walk: how Community Research Partnerships really Work
- M.Adshead
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