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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813263203321

Autore

Siegel David J. <1966->

Titolo

Organizing for social partnership : higher education in cross-sector collaboration / / by David J. Siegel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Routledge, c2010

ISBN

1-135-16388-X

1-135-16389-8

1-282-57170-2

9786612571701

0-203-85938-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

378/.015

Soggetti

Community and college - United States

Business and education - Social aspects - United States

Interorganizational relations - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Framing the Challenge; 1 Social Issues in a Boundaryless World; 2 The Engagement Imperative in American Higher Education; 3 The Promise of Intersectoral Collaboration; Part II A Model for Addressing the Social Problem of Underrepresentation; 4 Case Example: Building the Diversity Pipeline; 5 Starting Conditions: Rationales for Interorganizational Collaboration; 6 The Experience of Collaboration; 7 The Difference Made by Collaboration; Part III The Future of Social Partnership; 8 Organizations as Activists

9 Implications for Organizations and SocietyReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The most complex social challenges - such as post-secondary access and success for under-represented students, diversification of the workforce, poverty, environmental degradation, and global health - exceed the problem-solving capacity of single organizations or societal sectors. Organizing for Social Partnershipprovides colleges and



universities, corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations with a model for how to effectively address these and other pressing social issues through strong, effective collaboration. This valuable book is relevant for graduate students e