Academics in Action!: A Model for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Service - Couverture souple

Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren; Doykos, Bernadette; Martin, Nina C.; McGuire, Allison

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0823268802 ISBN 13 : 9780823268801

Editeur : Fordham University Press, 2016

Synopsis

The academy is often described as an ivory tower, isolated from the community surrounding it. Presenting the theory, vision, and implementation of a socially engaged program for the Department of Human and Organizational Development (HOD) in Peabody's College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University, Academics in Action! describes a more integrated model wherein students and faculty work with communities, learn from them, and bring to bear findings from theory and research to generate solutions to community problems.

Offering examples of community-engaged theory, scholarship, teaching, and action, Academics in Action! describes the nuanced structures that foster and support their development within a research university. Theory and action span multiple ecological levels from individuals and small groups to organizations and social structures. The communities of engagement range from local neighborhoods and schools to arenas of national policy and international development.

Reflecting the unique perspectives of research faculty, practitioners, and graduate students, Academics in Action! documents a specific philosophy of education that fosters and supports engagement; the potentially transformative nature of academic work for students, faculty, and the broader society; and some of the implications and challenges of action-oriented efforts in light of dynamics such as income inequality, racism, and global capitalism. This edited volume chronicles teaching, research, and community action that influences both inside and outside the classroom as well as presents dimensions of a participatory model that set such efforts into action.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein is a recent PhD graduate in Community Research and Action (CRA) in Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.

Bernadette Doykos is a Doctoral Candidate in CRA in HOD at Peabody College of Vanderbilt.

Nina C. Martin is a Lecturer in Psychology and Human Development and HOD in Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.

Sandra L. Barnes is professor in the Department of Human and Organizational Development (HOD) and the School of Divinity at Vanderbilt University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fordham University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0823268802
• ISBN 13: 9780823268801
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Barnes Sandra L.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible