Going Public
Civic and Community Engagement
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2013
Book
Hardback
339 pages
978-1-61186-089-4 (ISBN)
Description
The terms "civic engagement" and "community engagement" have various definitions, but they are united by the sense that individuals who are civically engaged not only are concerned about the quality of life in their communities but also take action to improve conditions for the common good. In the United States, to be civically engaged means to actively participate in a civil democratic society. Going Public examines programs related to civic engagement and the ways in which faculty and students participate in communities in order to improve them. Engagement scholarship is a scholarship of action, a scholarship of practice that takes place both in and with the community. Within the framework of this new scholarship, the mission of the academy does not begin and end with intellectual discovery and fact-finding. Rather, the academy joins forces with the community, and together they use their knowledge and resources to address pressing social, civic, economic, and moral problems. Each chapter in this book tells a unique story of community engagement and the scholarship of practice in a diverse range of settings, documenting successes and failures, the unintended consequences, and the questions yet to be answered.
Reviews / Votes
"Through scholarship-focused service and civic engagement and the scholarship of practice, Fitzgerald and Primavera and their contributors deepen our understanding and provide textured contemporary examples of scholarly engagement. This superb compilation will advance the fi eld and assist scholars and practitioners to envision the intersection of their own research and practice as rich, reciprocal civic and community engagement."-Lorilee R. Sandmann, Professor of Adult Education, University of Georgia "This edited volume thoughtfully articulates and establishes an empirically founded call for the essential and central mission of the scholarship of engagement. Such a call should be self-evident, and at many universities it has gained equal mission status with learning and discovery. It enriches a university's resident experience and enhances research and discovery by faculty. Active higher education engagement co-creates knowledge that advances scholarship, enhances well-being, and promotes civility and civil society. This book is a must-read for administrators and faculty seeking innovative solutions for advancing engagement."
-Louis Swanson, Professor of Sociology, Vice President for Engagement, Colorado State University
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
East Lansing, MI
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
27
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
739 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61186-089-4 (9781611860894)
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E-Book
09/2013
1st Edition
Michigan State University Press
€47.09
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Person
Hiram E. Fitzgerald is Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor in Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. Judy Primavera is Professor of Psychology at Fairfield University and the co-founder and director of the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project.
Content
Contents
Part 1. Scholarship-Focused Civic Engagement and Service Learning
Introduction - Hiram E. Fitzgerald and Judy Primavera
The Challenges of Scholarship - Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
Undergraduate Research: Blending the Scholarship of Discovery, Teaching, Application, and Integration - Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Katy Luchini Colbry, and Juliette C. Daniels
From Passive Transfer of Knowledge to Active Engaged Learning: A Reflection and Commentary - Cyrus Stewart and Karen McKnight Casey
Intersecting Civic Engagement with Distance Education - Derryl Block and Linda Lindeke
Can Civic Engagement Rescue the Humanities? - David D. Cooper
Service Learning through Public Work and Public Deliberation - David D. Cooper and Eric Fretz
Service Learning and Civic Engagement as Preparation for a Life Committed to Working for the Common Good: The Michigan State University/Rust College Student Tutorial Education Project, 1965-1968 - John S. Duley and Nicole C. Springer
Part 2. Community Engagement and the Scholarship of Practice
Introduction - Judy Primavera and Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Wiba Anung: Co-creating a Sustainable Partnership with Michigan's American Indian Head Start Programs - Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Patricia Farrell (Taos Pueblo), Jessica V. Barnes, Ann Belleau (Ojibwe), Hope K. Gerde, Nicole L. Thompson (Menominee/Mohican), Ky
Cross-Cultural Community Engagement, Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross's Model of Death and Dying, and Racial Identity Development - Michelle R. Dunlap
Hard Time: What We Can Learn from Long-Range Community Involvement in Prisons and Jails - Patricia E. O'Connor
Illuminating the Terrain of Community Engagement in Landscape Architecture Education - Pat Crawford, Warren Rauhe, and Patricia Machemer
Beyond Tomorrow: Charting a Long-Term Course toward Community Impact in Local Public Education - Mary Beckman and Joyce F. Long
Steppin' Up: The Oneonta Community Alliance for Youth, Grassroots Democracy, and the Battle for Public Space - Katherine O'Donnell
The Ocmulgee River Initiative: Engaging the Community in Aquatic Research - Brian E. Rood
Going Public through International Museum Partnerships - C. Kurt Dewhurst and Marsha MacDowell
Poco a Poco: Weaving Transnational Solidarity with Jolom Mayaetik, Mayan Women's Weaving Cooperative, Chiapas, Mexico - Katherine O'Donnell
When University and Community Partner: Community Engagement and Transformative Systems-Level Change - Judy Primavera and Andrew Martinez
Contributors
Part 1. Scholarship-Focused Civic Engagement and Service Learning
Introduction - Hiram E. Fitzgerald and Judy Primavera
The Challenges of Scholarship - Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
Undergraduate Research: Blending the Scholarship of Discovery, Teaching, Application, and Integration - Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Katy Luchini Colbry, and Juliette C. Daniels
From Passive Transfer of Knowledge to Active Engaged Learning: A Reflection and Commentary - Cyrus Stewart and Karen McKnight Casey
Intersecting Civic Engagement with Distance Education - Derryl Block and Linda Lindeke
Can Civic Engagement Rescue the Humanities? - David D. Cooper
Service Learning through Public Work and Public Deliberation - David D. Cooper and Eric Fretz
Service Learning and Civic Engagement as Preparation for a Life Committed to Working for the Common Good: The Michigan State University/Rust College Student Tutorial Education Project, 1965-1968 - John S. Duley and Nicole C. Springer
Part 2. Community Engagement and the Scholarship of Practice
Introduction - Judy Primavera and Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Wiba Anung: Co-creating a Sustainable Partnership with Michigan's American Indian Head Start Programs - Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Patricia Farrell (Taos Pueblo), Jessica V. Barnes, Ann Belleau (Ojibwe), Hope K. Gerde, Nicole L. Thompson (Menominee/Mohican), Ky
Cross-Cultural Community Engagement, Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross's Model of Death and Dying, and Racial Identity Development - Michelle R. Dunlap
Hard Time: What We Can Learn from Long-Range Community Involvement in Prisons and Jails - Patricia E. O'Connor
Illuminating the Terrain of Community Engagement in Landscape Architecture Education - Pat Crawford, Warren Rauhe, and Patricia Machemer
Beyond Tomorrow: Charting a Long-Term Course toward Community Impact in Local Public Education - Mary Beckman and Joyce F. Long
Steppin' Up: The Oneonta Community Alliance for Youth, Grassroots Democracy, and the Battle for Public Space - Katherine O'Donnell
The Ocmulgee River Initiative: Engaging the Community in Aquatic Research - Brian E. Rood
Going Public through International Museum Partnerships - C. Kurt Dewhurst and Marsha MacDowell
Poco a Poco: Weaving Transnational Solidarity with Jolom Mayaetik, Mayan Women's Weaving Cooperative, Chiapas, Mexico - Katherine O'Donnell
When University and Community Partner: Community Engagement and Transformative Systems-Level Change - Judy Primavera and Andrew Martinez
Contributors