Academics in Action! : A Model for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Service / Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Alison McGuire, Nina C. Martin, Bernadette Doykos; Sandra L. Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren, Author.

Doykos, Bernadette, Author.

McGuire, Alison, Author.

Contributor:

Barnes, Sandra L., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Action research in education.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction

1. John Dewey, Participatory Democracy, and University- Community Partnerships

2. The Ethical Foundations of Human and Organizational Development Programs

3. Using Research to Guide Efforts to Prevent and End Homelessness

4. Ecological Research Promoting Positive Youth Development

5. Putting Boyer’s Four Types of Scholarship into Practice

6. Conducting Research on Comprehensive Community Development Initiatives

7. The Field School in Intercultural Education as a Model for International Service- Learning and Collaborative Action- Research Training

8. Creating a Mosaic of Religious Values and Narratives

9. Internship: Situated Learning in the Department of Human and Organizational Development

10. Can Synergy Across Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice Guide Professional Education?

Conclusion: Academics in Action— Bridging Principles and Practice!

About the Editors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780823268825

0823268829

9780823268818

0823268810

OCLC:

952457303