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RADICAL ROOTS : how one professor changed a university's legacy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bouzard, Green, Author.
- Clark, Kathleen M., Author.
- Pippert, Timothy D., Author.
- Pribbenow, Paul C., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Torstenson, Joel S.
- Augsburg University.
- Transformative learning.
- Community and college.
- Democracy and education.
- Education, Higher.
- Universities and colleges.
- Education--Curriculum.
- Education.
- College teaching--United States.
- College teaching.
- College teaching--Social aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 169 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- United States of America : Myers Education Press, LLC, 2024.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments. Who we are and where we stand. More information and resources. Map of Augsburg and Cedar Riverside. Timeline. Introduction. Planting Roots: The Genesis of the Torstenson Legacy. Chapter 1. Takk for Alt, Professor Torstenson: How the Work of Professor Joel S. Torstenson shaped Augsburg University's relationship with Minneapolis
- Chapter 2. Reprint of "The Church Related College in the City" by Joel S. Torstenson
- Questions for further reflection
- From Crisis Colony to Place-Based Justice: Pedagogical Innovation in Modern Times. Section introduction
- Chapter 3. Passing the Torstenson baton: how a hand-picked successor put Augsburg's curricular innovations in the national experiential education spotlight
- Chapter 4. Innovations, inspiration, and insight: stories from experiential education at Augsburg
- Public Work and Democratic Purpose. Section introduction
- Chapter 5. Constant transformation of the urban consciousness: civic agency in higher education
- Chapter 6. The way forward: the intersection of three pandemics and the call for leadership
- Index. About the authors.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781975506216 (electronic bk.)
- 1975506219 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99995656018
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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