Community resilience, universities and engaged research for today's world
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Bibliographic Information
Community resilience, universities and engaged research for today's world
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- : hardback
Available at 2 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 (p. 87-97) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The increasing development of partnerships between universities and communities allows the research of academics to become engaged with those around them. This book highlights several case studies from a range of disciplines, such as psychology, social work and education to explore how these mutually beneficial relationships function.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Pierre Viljoen Introduction
- Wendy Madsen 1. Weaving Together the Strands of Engaged Research and Community Resilience
- Wendy Madsen and Madonna Chesham 2. Engaged Research in Action: Informing Sexual and Domestic Violence Practice and Prevention
- Kathy Prentice and Tania Signal 3. Engaging with the Past: Reflecting on Resilience from Community Oral History Projects
- Wendy Madsen, Sarah McNicol and Cathy O'Mullan 4. Keeping Afloat after the Floods: Engaged Evaluation of a School-Based Project to Promote Recovery
- Wendy Madsen, Madonna Chesham and Shelly Pisani 5. Making Space for Community Learning: Engaged Research with Teacher Aides in Disadvantaged Schools
- Kerry Aprile and Helen Huntly 6. Trail Blazing and Extending Emergency Service Education: A Journey of Engaged Research and Partnership Building
- Helen Keen-Dyer, Wendy Madsen and Andrew Short 7. Resilience of the Horticultural Community: Engaged Researchers Promoting Productivity and Profitability
- Phil Brown and Talitha Best
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