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| Author | : Lorlene Hoyt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780826519047 |
"Presents strategies for active partnerships among universities and colleges, hospitals, churches, community development corporations, community foundations and other rooted institutions for restoring old cities. Suggests a paradigm for graduate education that creates engaged scholars"--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : Taylor Dotson |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2024-02-06 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0262551225 |
Why we should not accept “networked individualism” as the inevitable future of community. If social interaction by social media has become “the modern front porch” (as one sociologist argues), offering richer and more various contexts for community and personal connection, why do we often feel lonelier after checking Facebook? For one thing, as Taylor Dotson writes in Technically Together, “Try getting a Facebook status update to help move a couch or stay for dinner.” Dotson argues that the experts who assure us that “networked individualism” will only bring us closer together seem to be urging citizens to adapt their social expectations to the current limits of technology and discouraging them from considering how technologies could be refashioned to enable other ways of relating and belonging. Dotson characterizes different instantiations of community as “thick” or “thin,” depending on the facets and manifestations of togetherness that they encompass. Individuating social networks are a form of community, he explains, but relatively thin in regard to several dimensions of communality. Dotson points out that current technological practices are not foreordained but supported by policies, economic arrangements, and entrenched patterns of thought. He examines a range of systems, organizations, and infrastructures—from suburban sprawl and smartphones to energy grids and “cry-it-out” sleep training for infants—and considers whether they contribute to the atomization of social life or to togetherness and community vibrancy. Dotson argues that technology could support multifaceted communities if citizens stopped accepting the technological status quo and instead demanded more from their ever-present devices.
| Author | : Margaret A. Post |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2023-07-03 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1000979709 |
The concern that the democratic purposes of higher education -- and its conception as a public good -- are being undermined, with the growing realization that existing structures are unsuited to addressing today's complex societal problems, and that our institutions are failing an increasingly diverse population, all give rise to questioning the current model of the university. This book presents the voices of a new generation of scholars, educators, and practitioners who are committed to civic renewal and the public purposes of higher education. They question existing policies, structures, and practices, and put forward new forms of engagement that can help to shape and transform higher education to align it with societal needs.The scholars featured in this book make the case for public scholarship and argue that, in order to strengthen the democratic purposes of higher education for a viable future that is relevant to the needs of a changing society, we must recognize and support new models of teaching and research, and the need for fundamental changes in the core practices, policies, and cultures of the academy. These scholars act on their values through collaboration, inclusiveness, participation, task sharing, and reciprocity in public problem solving. Central to their approach is an authentic respect for the expertise and experience that all stakeholders contribute to education, knowledge generation, and community building. This book offers a vision of the university as a part of an ecosystem of knowledge production, addressing public problems with the purpose of advancing a more inclusive, deliberative democracy; and explores the new paradigm for teaching, learning, and knowledge creation necessary to make it a reality.
| Author | : Hambleton, Robin |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 415 |
| Release | : 2014-11-24 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1447304969 |
Cities are often seen as helpless victims in a global flow of events and many view growing inequality in cities as inevitable. This engaging book rejects this gloomy prognosis and argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future in accordance with progressive values ? advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment. This international and comparative book, written by an experienced author, shows how inspirational civic leaders are making a major difference in cities across the world. The analysis provides practical lessons for local leaders and a significant contribution to thinking on public service innovation for anyone who wants to change urban society for the better.
| Author | : Lorlene Hoyt |
| Publisher | : MSU Press |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2017-07-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1628953063 |
In what ways can universities around the world mobilize their resources to create more just and prosperous communities, while at the same time educating civic leaders? This collaboration from university professors, community partners, and students looking to inspire higher education reform seeks to answer that question. Regional Perspectives on Learning by Doing offers a diverse array of innovative teaching and research strategies from engaged universities—from Australia, Egypt, Malaysia, Mexico, Scotland, South Africa, and the United States—that demonstrates how learning by doing elevates students’ consciousness and develops their civic capabilities. While dealing creatively with pressing societal challenges, university students and others are learning together how to operate effectively in high- conflict situations; fashion bold approaches to combating poverty, promoting sustainability, and elevating public health; organize coalitions for change that bridge social and economic divides; and strengthen democratic decision-making in local communities and higher levels of governance. Students and teachers alike will gain valuable insight into building thriving communities as well as the tools to do so.
| Author | : Corey Dolgon |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 994 |
| Release | : 2017-02-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1316883264 |
With contributions from leading experts across disciplinary fields, this book explores best practices from the field's most notable researchers, as well as important historically based and politically focused challenges to a field whose impact has reached an important crossroads. The comprehensive and powerfully critical analysis considers the history of community engagement and service learning, best teaching practices and pedagogies, engagement across disciplines, and current research and policies - and contemplates the future of the field. The book will not only inform faculty, staff, and students on ways to improve their work, but also suggest a bigger social and political focus for programs intended to seriously establish democracy and social justice in their communities and campuses.
| Author | : Maurie J. Cohen |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0198768559 |
Shows how consumer society is changing due to demographic ageing, rising income inequality, political paralysis, resource scarcity, and steady jobs being replaced by freelancing. It examines how people are striving to find new ways to ensure livelihoods and the role that the role that worker-consumer cooperatives could play.
| Author | : Crosby, Cathryn |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 2016-09-20 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1522508759 |
Today’s students face the challenge of finding a career and a passion while facing economic uncertainty. Service learning has the potential to challenge and inspire students as they hone their skills. An increasingly popular subject, service and experiential learning are changing the way education is taught worldwide. Student Experiences and Educational Outcomes in Community Engagement for the 21st Century collects and analyzes students’ experiences in diverse service-learning contexts, giving fodder for rethinking strategies and finding optimal pedagogies for successful community engagement. This unique publication is ideal for educators, administrators, policy makers, and students of education.
| Author | : J. Mark Munoz |
| Publisher | : Business Expert Press |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2015-12-05 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1631574043 |
The state of affairs of contemporary higher education has been described as chaotic, highly competitive, and constrained with institutional roadblocks and bureaucracy. Despite obstacles, several academic leaders defied conventional wisdom and took on an aggressive path toward innovation and change. This book captures the viewpoints of thought leaders in the contemporary education landscape. With insights from academic administrators and experts from around the world, this book is poised to be the official “how to guide” for success in the management of educational institutions. Volume II focuses on the organizing and controlling management functions of universities.
| Author | : Lorlene Hoyt |
| Publisher | : Vanderbilt University Press |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2013-04-15 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0826519067 |
Developing a new generation of engaged urban planners to revitalize U.S. cities
