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UNINA9910962624403321 |
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Titolo |
The engaged university : international perspectives on civic engagement / / David Watson. [et al.] |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-415-82422-2 |
1-283-10339-7 |
9786613103390 |
1-136-73844-4 |
0-203-81876-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (307 p.) |
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Collana |
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International studies in higher education |
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Classificazione |
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EDU000000EDU001000EDU015000 |
AL 20100 |
AL 46950 |
DM 3000 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Community and college |
Higher education and state |
Education, Higher - Social aspects |
Education and globalization |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. University-community relationships : the long view -- pt. 2. The engaged university -- pt. 3. An engaged university moment. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"University civic engagement encompasses a broad range of efforts to directly apply university resources to the communities and societies in which they are located. These activities include applied research, community service learning courses, education and training of non-matriculated groups, community development partnerships, and student volunteering. The Engaged University is a fully empirical account of a genuinely global movement of higher education institutions to increase university civic engagement. Based on the self-assessment policies and practices of an international network of over 20 universities committed to social and civic service, it examines the |
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