Community Engagement Findings Across the Disciplines (eBook)

Applying Course Content to Community Needs

Heather K. Evans (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
152 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-3082-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a reference for administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who want to link their educational mission to helping surrounding communities. It is a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach, incorporating research findings across the disciplines about integrating community service in traditional coursework.

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This book is a reference for administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who are thinking about taking serious steps to link their educational mission to helping their surrounding communities. Various research findings across the disciplines in higher education about integrating community engagement in traditional coursework are presented. This book provides a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach to both incorporating and studying the effects of community engagement (service learning) in the curriculum. Multiple departments, from Kinesiology to Sociology, as well as various types of classes (undergraduate, graduate, online, face-to-face, traditional, international) are represented here. Both qualitative and quantitative work is included. Methods involved include interviews, case studies, reflections, and surveys. One chapter also uses longitudinal data collection to address the overall effect of engaging in community engagement during the undergraduate college experience. If you are not sure how to study the effects of community engagement on students at your university, this book is for you.

Autor

Heather K. Evans is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sam Houston State University. Her research interests include political engagement, elections, public opinion, and political communication.

Inhalt

Heather K. EvansBarbara Greybeck, Judy Nelson, and Richard C. Henriksen, Jr. Mary M. Breaux and James G. BookerJohn Kelly, Colin Dalton, and Diane M. MillerMary A. Petrón and Baburhan UzumDenise Peterson, Yvonne Garza-Chaves, and Rick BruhnChapter 7: International Service Learning: Experiences of Mainstream Preservice Teachers Teaching EFL in Naples, ItalyBurcu Ates and Yurimi GrigsbyJin Young ChoiJihyun Lee, José A. Santiago, Seung Ho Chang, and Justin A. HaegeleAbout the EditorAbout the ContributorsIndex

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 14 Illustrations including: - 2 Black & White Illustrations; - 2 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 7 Tables; - 3 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Berufliche Bildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Adult Education • Community • community engagement • continuing education • Curricula • Education • Teaching methods
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-3082-3 / 1475830823
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-3082-8 / 9781475830828