Finding meaning in civically engaged scholarship : personal journeys, professional experiences / edited by Marissa L. Diener and Hank Liese.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Diener, Marissa L., editor.

Liese, Hank, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service learning--United States.

Service learning.

Civics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Civics.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.

Education, Higher.

Community and college--United States.

Community and college.

Learning and scholarship--United States.

Learning and scholarship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in this volume are a collection of reflective narratives, rather than traditional scholarly treatises. The book is divided into two parts. The first part describes our individual journeys as each of us found our way to civically engaged scholarship and came to see it as critical to our academic endeavors and identity. This section also highlights the interdisciplinary nature of our work as we discuss our journeys through our own disciplinary lenses. The second part presents detailed examples of our civic engagement, including service-learning classes, community based research projects, and creation of community service-learning spaces. These chapters provide a varied picture of the available avenues for civic engagement for students and faculty in a higher education setting. We provide sufficient details of our projects and classes to enable replication. The book concludes with a discussion of civic engagement as it is defined in the literature. The conclusion also discusses institutional factors that support and promote civic engagement as well as the importance of community involvement in service learning. Five common themes that emerged across the chapters are described. These themes include the use of service learning and civic engagement as an effective pedagogy, the relationship between civic engagement and political activism, the importance of partnership and collaboration, the meaning found in civic engagement, and the challenges of civically engaged work.

Contents:

Introduction: The journey / Marshall Welch

Part I. Journeys to civically engaged scholarship

Chapter 1. Reflections on the search for meaning in academia / Marissa L. Diener

Chapter 2. From service for meaning to meaningful service / Maged Senbel

Chapter 3. The search for authentic citizenship / Luke Garrott

Chapter 4. The knock on the door / Marshall Welch

Chapter 5. Expanding horizons through service and service-learning / Gina Maria Musolino

Chapter 6. Beyond us and them: Community-based research as a politics of engagement / Caitlin Cahill

Chapter 7. Teaching english, reading poetry, living in the world / Janet Kaufman

Chapter 8. A journey of voluntarism / Nancy Winemiller Basinger

Chapter 9. The civically engaged scholar: Identity, relationship, and the rpt process / Hank Liese

Part II. Civic engagement in action: Community-based research and service-learning

Chapter 10. Children's development in context: Understanding through service learning / Marissa L. Diener

Chapter 11. The story of the westside studio / Maged Senbel

Chapter 12. The professional journey: Neighborhood democracy / Luke Garrott

Chapter 13. Reflections on the eye of the storm / Marshall Welch

Chapter 14. Integrating service-learning for physical therapy programs: Frameworks & opportunities / Gina Maria Musolino

Chapter 15. Planning for change: Community-based urban research with young people / Caitlin Cahill

Chapter 16. Literacy center: Partnership and learning for all / Janet Kaufman

Chapter 17. Finding student satisfaction in service-learning: Implementing service-learning in a graduate nonprofit management class / Nancy Winemiller Basinger

Chapter 18. The documentary, human rights, and social justice: An experiment in service-learning / Hank Liese. Conclusion / Hank Liese and Marshall Welch

About the authors.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612186707

9781282186705

1282186701

9781607521853

1607521857

OCLC:

704520948