Service-learning through community engagement : what community partners and members gain, lose, and learn from campus collaborations / Lori Gardinier, PhD, MSW.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardinier, Lori, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2017.

Summary:

Offers a Unique Focus on the Experience of the Community Served While campus engagement with the local community is generally viewed in a positive light, in reality these collaborations are more complex.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Share Service-Learning Through Community Engagement: What Community Partners and Members Gain, Lose, and Learn From Campus Collaborations

Introduction: Why We Engage

References

Chapter 1: Colleges and Universities: Structure and Role in Civil Society

Historical Development of Universities

What is Community Engagement?

History of Community Engagement

Contemporary Community Engagement

Conclusion

Chapter 2: University as Provider: Education and Youth Development

History of the University as an Education Service Provider

Benefits and Challenges of University Service Provision in Education

Models of Campuses as Service Providers: Four Case Studies

Case Study: When Universities Run the Schools: BU and the Chelsea Public Schools

Case Study: A University-Assisted Community School in West Philadelphia

Case Study: East Baltimore: Henderson-Hopkins

Case Study: Northeastern University's Youth Development Initiative Project

Notes

Chapter 3: Checks and Balances: Experiential Philanthropy as a Form of Community Engagement

Definition of Experiential Philanthropy Education

Scope and History of EP Education in the United States

Funding Accelerates EP Programs at the College Level

Students4Giving

Pay It Forward

Learning by Giving Foundation

The Philanthropy Lab

Content and Structure of EP

Form Follows Purpose

Benefits and Risks of EP

Impact on Students

Identifying and Mitigating Risks of Power and Privilege

Chapter 4: Global Community Engagement: Transformation, Paradoxes, and Fumbling Forward

History of Global Engagement

Impact of Global Engagement.

Case Study: Peer-To-Peer Cross-Cultural Project-Based Community Engagement

Paradoxes

Frameworks for GSL

Fumbling Forward

Chapter 5: Hosting International Service-Learning Students: Assessing Expectations and Experiences of Supervisors

Review of the Literature

International Students in the United States

Distribution of International Students in the U.S. Clusters in Specific Regions

International Service Learners in U.S. Nonprofit Organizations

Multicultural Workplaces

Case Study: Boston, Massachusetts

Methods

Results

Unanticipated Benefits: Cultural/Linguistic Diversity

Implications for Practice

Chapter 6: Compulsory Engagement: Good Intentions or Misguided Policy?

Understanding the Landscape of Community Engagement

Mandatory Volunteerism

International Models

Case Study: Civic Engagement Program

Student Perceptions of Mandatory Service

Community Partners

Chapter 7: Creating Professional Pipelines Through Community Engagement

Background: The Jumpstart Program

Impact

Theoretical Framework

Case Study: Examining Jumpstart's Effect on Professional Trajectory

Methods and Data Sources

Discussion

Limitations

Implications and Conclusion

Chapter 8: Community Development as Engagement

University Footprint

Three Models of Engagement

Revitalizing East Baltimore

Employer-Assisted Housing Models as a Tool for Community Development?

Extension-Led Economic Development Model

Chapter 9: Mind-Set, Critical Theory, and the Ethics of Engagement

Individual Perceptions, Attitudes, and Engagement

Critical Service-Learning

Principles for Ethical Engagement Among Students and Faculty

Mutual Respect

Engaging Diversity.

Competence

Index.

Notes:

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

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ISBN:

0-8261-2623-5

OCLC:

967523539