Emerging Perspectives on Community Schools and the Engaged University

Posted by IGI Global on October 8, 2019

Several colleagues in the field of community engagement/service-learning (from Ira Harkavy at Penn to Mary Walsh at Boston College to Bob Kronick at UT-Knoxville to Henry Taylor at University at Buffalo) recently contributed to a recent book about linking universities/colleges to K-12 community school efforts across the country. Check out the book here.

Description: University involvement within their communities and the promotion of engaged scholarship is essential for the success of the learning institution as well as for providing students with opportunities to interact with various leadership roles and hands-on interactions with the communities themselves. Community schools employ strategic partnerships to expand the boundaries of school improvements and to increase the direct benefits gained by the community.

Emerging Perspectives on Community Schools and the Engaged University is an essential research publication that explores the importance of civic engagement in various school settings, but especially in higher education settings. Featuring a wide range of topics such as service learning, charter schools, and democracy, this book is ideal for community organizers, superintendents, directors, provosts, chancellors, education practitioners, academicians, administrators, researchers, and education policymakers.