Research, advocacy, and political engagement : multidisciplinary perspectives through service learning / edited by Sally Cahill Tannenbaum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tannenbaum, Sally Cahill, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service learning--California.

Service learning.

Students--Political activity--California.

Students.

Students--Political activity.

California.

Political participation--California.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 248 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2008.

Contents:

Section 1 Traditional Approaches to Political Engagement 1

1 Beyond Service: Community-Based Research and Political Engagement / Corey Cook 3

2 Communication in Political Campaigns: Bridging Theory and Practice / Sally Cahill Tannenbaum 23

3 Social Research and the Sacramento State Annual Survey of the Region / Amy Qiaoming Liu, Otis Scott, Joseph Sheley, Frank Whitlatch, Ernest Cowles, Manuel Barajas 38

4 Making the Census Count: Learning, Service, and Political Engagement / Peter Tannenbaum, Sally Cahill Tannenbaum 53

Section 2 Providing a Business Perspective to Political Engagement 69

5 The Economics of Community Action: Applying Cost-Benefit Analysis to Local Public Policy / Greg Hunter 71

6 Selected Case Examples of Service Learning in Business: Social Entrepreneurship in Action / Richard L. McCline, Gerald S. Eisman 82

Section 3 Political Engagement Through Social Activism 101

7 Communicating Community: Engaging Silicon Valley Through Student Activism / Anne Marie Todd, Deanna L. Fassett 103

8 The Politics of Service Learning in Introduction to Women's Studies: Addressing Social Injustices Through Activism / Natalie Wilson 128

9 Using Service Learning to Change Social Structure: The Gulf Coast Civic Works Project / Scott Myers-Lipton 144

Section 4 Teaching Others Through Political Engagement 159

10 Media Mentors: Nurturing Democratic Ideals Among High School Journalists / Linda Bowen 161

11 An Unconventional Approach to Civic Skill Development and Service Learning / Mary Kirlin 183

12 Developing Teachers' Ability to Share Leadership / Kristeen L. Pemberton 197

13 Service Learning that Engages Students in the Implementation of Children's Right to Participate in Community Decision Making / Kim Knowles-Yanez 216.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781579222420

1579222420

9781579222437

1579222439

OCLC:

182857031