Civic engagement and service learning in a metropolitan university : multiple approaches and perspectives / / [editors], Michael W. Ledoux, Stephen C. Wilhite, and Paula Silver

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/03
• Soggetto topico: Service learning - United States; Social work education - United States
• Altri autori: LedouxMichael W WilhiteStephen C SilverPaula (Paula T.)
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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. ; 5. 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. ; Chapter 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. ; PART 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. ; Chapter 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 - Tracking -- Research Component 2 - Impacts -- Findings to Date -- RESEARCH DIMENSIONAL CHOICES -- Purpose of Research -- Definition of Civic Engagement -- Target Constituencies -- Problem Domains and Measures -- Intentional vs. Unintentional Impact -- Aggregate/Cumulative Impact vs. Problem Domain Specific Impacts -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic engagement and service learning in a metropolitan university
• ISBN: 1-61209-032-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808340703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.