1st Edition
The Engaged University International Perspectives on Civic Engagement
312 Pages
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Routledge
342 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
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Routledge
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The Engaged University is a comprehensive empirical account of the global civic engagement movement in higher education. In universities around the world, something extraordinary is underway. Mobilizing their human and intellectual resources, institutions of higher education are directly tackling community problems – combating poverty, improving public health, and restoring environmental... Read more
Series Editors' Introduction, Preface, Talloires Declaration on the Civic Roles and Social Responsibilities of Higher Education, Introduction and Acknowledgements, I. University-Community Relationships: The long view, 1. Historical and Geographical Perspectives, 2. Types of Capital and Citizenship, 3. Contemporary Drivers, II. The Engaged University, 4. The project, 5. The profiles, 5.1 Australia and its Higher Education System, 6. Findings: Common patterns and influences, III. An Engaged University Movement, 7. Networks: A unifying force , 8. The world upside-side down: university engagement from the South to the North, 9. Implications for policy and practice, Appendix 1. Institutional questionnaire, Appendix 2. Field research questions, Acronyms, References, Notes on Contributors, Index
Biography
David Watson is Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford.
Robert M. Hollister is Dean, and Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Professor of Citizenship and Public Service in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University.
Susan E. Stroud is Executive Director, Innovations in Civic Participation.
Elizabeth Babcock is Talloires Network Coordinator, Innovations in Civic Participation.
