Presents the emerging model of place-based community engagement as a powerful process for attaining more positive and enduring results in local communities as well as stimulating wider engagement by campus constituencies. Drawing on case studies, the authors provide guidance on the opportunities, challenges, and considerations involved in putting a place-based approach into effect.
Presents the emerging model of place-based community engagement as a powerful process for attaining more positive and enduring results in local communities as well as stimulating wider engagement by campus constituencies. Drawing on case studies, the authors provide guidance on the opportunities, challenges, and considerations involved in putting a place-based approach into effect.
Erica K. Yamamura is an associate professor and the master's degree coordinator in the student development administration program in the College of Education at Seattle University. Kent Koth is the executive director of the Center for Community Engagement at Seattle University. Geoffrey Canada is an American educator, social activist and author. Since 1990, he has been president of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York, an organization that states its goal is to increase high school and college graduation rates among students in Harlem. Canada serves as the chairman of Children's Defense Fund's board of directors.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Geoffrey Canada Preface Acknowledgements Part One. Introduction, Context, and Methodology 1. Introduction to Place-Based Community Engagement 2. Place-Based Community Engagement in Practice 3. Methodology and Institutional Profiles Part Two. Phases of Place-Based Community Engagement 4. The Exploration Phase. Listening and Visioning 5. The Development Phase. Experimenting and Growing 6. The Sustaining Phase. In It for the Long Haul Part Three. Key Considerations for Practice 7. A View From the Community. Community Partners' Perspectives 8. Pursuing Results. The Practice of Assessment and Outcomes 9. Lessons Learned and Moving Forward References About the Authors Index
Foreword by Geoffrey Canada Preface Acknowledgements Part One. Introduction, Context, and Methodology 1. Introduction to Place-Based Community Engagement 2. Place-Based Community Engagement in Practice 3. Methodology and Institutional Profiles Part Two. Phases of Place-Based Community Engagement 4. The Exploration Phase. Listening and Visioning 5. The Development Phase. Experimenting and Growing 6. The Sustaining Phase. In It for the Long Haul Part Three. Key Considerations for Practice 7. A View From the Community. Community Partners' Perspectives 8. Pursuing Results. The Practice of Assessment and Outcomes 9. Lessons Learned and Moving Forward References About the Authors Index
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