Higher education and civic engagement: comparative perspectives

Higher Education and Civic Engagement. providesan original and challenging contribution to contemporary debates on the civic purpose. of higher education, exploring its manifestations through the practices of teaching and research. The chaptersoffer critical perspectives on the role of higher education institutions in terms of realizing civic missions, especially in current global market conditions. INDICE: PART I: FRAMING DEBATES.Civic Engagement in a Cold Climate: HigherEducation after the Boom; .R.Munck. Higher Education as a Force for Societal Change in the 21st Century; .B.Gourley. The Walls; .M.O'Malley. Education for Active Citizenship: Citizens for Country and Conscience; .Sr.S.Kennedy. Embedding Public Engagement within Higher Education: Lessons from the Beacons for Public Engagement; .P.Manners. Survey of Civic Engagement within Higher Education in Ireland; .A.Lyons. PART II: PEDAGOGY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT .Civic Engagement: What, How, and Why?; .R.Bringle. Teaching and Learning for Civic Engagement: Sustainability though Alignment; .J.Boland. Academic Excellence and Community Engagement: Reflections on the Latin American Experience; .M.Nieves. Turning the Inside Outside: Risks as Perceived by Community University Partners in Service Learning; .L.McIlrath. State of Service-Learning at the University of Granada (Spain); .J.L.Arco. PART III: SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH.A 'civic mission' for the University: History, International Trends and Institutional Responses; .M.Cuthill. Critical Reflections on how Community-based Research Challenges Organizational Culture within the Academy; .T.de Brún, A.McFarlane. &. M.O'Reilly-de Brún. Talking the Talk, then Walking the Walk: how Community Research Partnerships really Work; .M.Adshead.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-34037-4
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 05/06/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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