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The Soviet Union at the end of the Khrushchev Era; The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev; The New Leaders; Soviet Society a Decade After Stalin's Death; The Soviet Union and the World in 1964; Part Two: Analysis; 2. Leadership Politics; High Politics and Brezhnev's Consolidation of Power; Brezhnev as Politician: Mannequin or Machiavellian?; 'Two Brezhnevs'?; The Soviet Elite in the Brezhnev Era; 3. Policy-Making in the Brezhnev Era 327 $aBrezhnev as Policy-maker: From Consensus to Stagnation?The Role of the Politburo and Secretariat; Taking Advice: Information, Institutions and Expertise; Policy-making in Practice: The Case of Arms Control; 4. Foreign Policy from Cuba to Helsinki; The Defence Build-up of the 1960s; Managing the Bloc; War in Vietnam and US-Soviet Relations; The Road to Superpower De?tente; China; The Soviet Union and the Developing World; The Era of High De?tente; 5. From Helsinki to the Second Cold War; Arms Control and Trade; De?tente Under Strain; China; Afghanistan; Poland 327 $aConflicting Expectations and the Failure of De?tenteAfter De?tente; 6. Economic Policy under Brezhnev and Kosygin; Soviet Industry Under the Kosygin Reforms and After; The Limits of Reform; Soviet Agriculture in the Brezhnev Era; Blind Spots in Economic Policy and the 'Obsession with Growth'; 7. Economic Performance; Growth Performance Under Brezhnev and Kosygin; The Failure of the Centrally Planned Economy; De?tente, Foreign Trade and the 'Scientific and Technical Revolution'; Living Standards and Household Welfare; 8. Socio-Economic and Demographic Change; Urbanisation and Education 327 $aThe 'Social Contract' Under StrainEmerging Demographic Problems; Nationalities Policy Under Brezhnev; 9. Culture and Ideas; Culture High and Low; The Crackdown on Dissent; The Changing Nature of Dissidence; Growing Room for 'Permitted Heterodoxy'; Part Three: Assessment; 10. Brezhnev's Legacy to Gorbachev; Brezhnev's Twilight; The Andropov Interregnum; The Chernenko Interlude; State and Society at the End of the Brezhnev Era; Part Four: Documents; Glossary; Who's Who; Guide to Further Reading; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe Soviet Union Under Brezhnev provides an accessible post-Soviet perspective on the history of the USSR from the mid-1960's to the mid-1980's. It challenges both the 'evil empire' image of the USSR that was widespread in the early 1980's and the 'stagnation' label attached to the period by Soviet reformers under Gorbachev.The book makes use of a range of memoirs, interviews, archival documents and other sources not available before 1990 to place Brezhnev and his epoch in a broader historical context. The author: examines high politics, foreign policy and policy making explores broader 410 0$aSeminar studies in history. 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1953-1985 676 $a947/.0853 700 $aTompson$b William J.$01568315 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786785203321 996 $aThe Soviet Union under Brezhnev$93840436 997 $aUNINA LEADER 10320nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910972260703321 005 20251117090908.0 010 $a1-61209-032-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000044515 035 $a(EBL)3019107 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000521506 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12214746 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521506 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10518182 035 $a(PQKB)11168679 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019107 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019107 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10662914 035 $a(OCoLC)741614392 035 $a(BIP)32494809 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000044515 100 $a20100928d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCivic engagement and service learning in a metropolitan university $emultiple approaches and perspectives /$f[editors], Michael W. 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Wilhite, and Paula Silver 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 225 1 $aEducation in a competitive and globalizing world 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a1-61122-518-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEARNING IN A METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY: MULTIPLE APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES -- CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEARNING IN A METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY: MULTIPLE APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SECTION I -NURTURING THE VISION -- SECTION II -INTEGRATING THE VISION AND THE CLASSROOM -- SECTION III-DEVELOPING UNIVERSITY-BASED CIVIC INITIATIVES -- SECTION IV-DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES -- SECTION V-ASSESSING OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS -- DEDICATION -- FOREWORD -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven (The Editors) -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter 1 HOW WIDENER DEVELOPED A CULTURE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND FULFILLED ITS PROMISE AS A LEADING METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: HISTORY OF WIDENER UNIVERSITY -- THE INTRODUCTION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AT WIDENER UNIVERSITY -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW UNIVERSITY MISSION -- CITY OF CHESTER -- WIDENER'S HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHESTER -- ENGAGING CHESTER -- DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- ENGAGING THE CHESTER-UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 HOW CAN I HELP? THE SEDUCTION OF SERVICE LEARNING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. EVERY COMMUNITY AGENCY WILL WELCOME THE INSTITUTION'S STUDENTS OFFERING SUPPORT -- 2. EVERY COMMUNITY AGENCY KNOWS HOW TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN SERVICE-LEARNING CLASSES -- 3. EVERY FACULTY MEMBER CAN READILY CONNECT HER CLASSROOM AND SERVICE-LEARNING LESSONS -- 4. BECAUSE ?OUTSIDERS? HELP BUILD THE CURRICULUM, FACULTY SPEND LESS TIME IN SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES. 327 $a5. STUDENTS WILL APPRECIATE SERVICE LEARNING BECAUSE IT'S TIME AWAY FROM CLASSROOMS AND LECTURES -- 6. SERVICE-LEARNING OUTCOMES ARE READILY ASSESSED -- 7. ONCE FACULTY HAVE DONE SERVICE LEARNING A TIME OR TWO, THEY DON'T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 FACULTY MOTIVATION, VITALITY, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: THE INGREDIENTS EMBEDDED IN A SERVICE-LEARNING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION -- FACULTY FELLOWS -- METHODOLOGY -- MAJOR FINDINGS: PROGRAM IMPACT -- POST-SEMINAR EVALUATIONS -- FACULTY MEMBER SURVEYS -- FACULTY MEMBER INTERVIEWS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY: INTEGRATING AND TRANSFORMING FIELD WORK THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION -- TRANSFORMING FIELD WORK THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT -- EARTH FORCE AS A SERVICE-LEARNING MODEL FOR INTEGRATED FIELD EXPERIENCE/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE LOCAL COMMUNITY -- THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND STUDENT LEARNING NEEDS -- SERVICE LEARNING IN THE BSW CURRICULUM -- The Freshman Year: Introduction to Community Service -- The Sophomore Year: The Role of Human Development -- The Junior Year: Understanding Community and Diversity -- The Senior Year: Professional Application -- An Evaluation Study -- Social Work Skills -- Obstacles -- Professional Development -- Civic Engagement Initiatives -- The Chester Children's Art Fair -- Chester Pride Day -- Take Back the Night -- Social Work Counseling Services -- CONCLUSIONS: CHALLENGES FACED/LESSONS LEARNED -- Service-Learning Courses -- Civic Engagement Initiatives -- REFERENCES. 327 $aChapter 6 LEARNING SERVICE: TEACHING LITERATURE AS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION, LEARNING SERVICE: THE CASE OF BLEAK HOUSE -- THE ROLE OF TEACHING LITERATURE IN LEARNING SERVICE -- EMPATHY AND THE IMAGINATION: THE POWER OF READING -- THE HUMANITARIAN IMPULSE: READING THE ETHICS OF WORDSWORTH'S POETRY -- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: LITERATURE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 THE POLITICAL COMPLEXITIES OF ESTABLISHING A UNIVERSITY-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOL AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE UNIVERSITY'S NEW MISSION -- SHSP'S RESPONSE TO THE NEW MISSION -- NEED FOR A SENSE OF CONTROL AND MOMENTUM - THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS BORN -- THE EXTERNAL POLITICAL CONTEXT - THE SOMETIMES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS OF SCHOOL REFORM -- SHSP EMBRACES THE WIDENER PARTNERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL -- Meeting the Continuing Challenges -- Evolution of the Widener Partnership Charter School -- CONCLUSIONS: LESSONS LEARNED -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY CLINIC: HOW A SIGNATURE PROJECT CAN MOBILIZE COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY -- ABSTRACT -- PART I: THE SIGNATURE PROJECT: A STUDENT-RUN CLINIC -- Overview of the Signature Project -- Needs Assessment -- Meeting Physical Space and Equipment Needs -- A Student-Run Clinic Model -- Collaborative Relationships -- Reflection upon Growth & -- Considerations for Sustainability -- PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE -- Development of a Culture of Community Engagement -- An Annual Initiative Serving to Foster Community Partner Relationships -- A Four-Semester Service-Learning Project: Prolonged Engagement -- An Ongoing after-School Activity Program: A Product of Prolonged Engagement -- Future Community Engagement Initiatives. 327 $aPART III: KEY ELEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY: THE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL -- PART IV: CONCLUSIONS-DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE GROWTH -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS: THE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- COMMUNITY STRENGTHS -- BEST PRACTICES-COLLABORATION -- The Widener Center for Violence Prevention -- Addressing Challenges -- Student Involvement -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 SERVICE LEARNING IN CHINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL WORK IN CHINA -- THE SERVICE-LEARNING COURSE -- SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS -- Social Work Practice Class in China -- Educational Philosophy -- Theoretical Underpinnings -- Methods Employed -- Challenges -- Evaluation -- Community Elderly Research Project -- Nanhu Community -- Community Survey -- Community Observations -- Reflections -- Heather -- Melanie -- Travis -- Shan -- John -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION -- THE STAKEHOLDERS -- Faculty -- Students -- Community Partners -- THE UNIVERSITY -- Reflection -- Pre-Trip Reflections -- Onsite Reflections -- Reentry -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 LET'S TALK ABOUT PEDAGOGY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICES CENTERED ON RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT THEORY IN CULTURAL-BASED SERVICE LEARNING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF THIS STUDY -- INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH STUDY -- Racial Identity Interaction Model -- CBSL Course Description -- RESEARCH METHODS -- Participants -- Measures -- Design and Procedure -- RESULTS -- Quantitative Analyses -- Qualitative Analyses -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES. 327 $aChapter 13 EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF A UNIVERSITY'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS ON THE COMMUNITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CONTEXT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT -- ASSESSMENT LITERATURE -- Process and Implementation Studies -- Outcome Studies -- IMPACT STUDIES -- Economic Impact Studies -- Cumulative Impact Studies -- Social Impact Assessment -- WIDENER UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY OF CHESTER -- Impact Assessment at Widener -- Current Research -- Project Goals -- Purposes of Project -- Research Component 1 - 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