Academics in Action! : : A Model for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Service / / Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Alison McGuire, Nina C. Martin, Bernadette Doykos; ed. by Sandra L. Barnes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren,; Doykos, Bernadette,; McGuire, Alison,
• MitwirkendeR: Barnes, Sandra L.,; Bess, Kimberly D.,; Brinkley-Rubenstein, Lauren,; Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren,; Burchfield, Emily,; Chatman, Vera S.,; Craven, Krista L.,; Davis, Victoria J.,; Dokecki, Paul R.,; Doykos, Bernadette,; Finch, Andrew,; Fisher, Benjamin W.,; Frieden, Gina,; Friedman, Susan,; Gardella, Joseph,; Geller, Joanna D.,; Geller, Joanna,; Gibbons-Benton, Jessica,; Gilchrist, Leigh,; Greer, Andrew L.,; Heflinger, Craig Anne,; Hennessey, Emily,; Innes, Robert,; Isaacs, Linda,; Karakos, Holly L.,; Lunn, Laurel,; Mann, Abbey,; Martin, Nina C.,; Mayberry, Lindsay S.,; McBride Murry, Velma,; McCormack, Mark,; McGuire, Allison,; Mihaylov, Nikolay,; Mohyuddin, Hasina,; Nation, Maury,; Nixon, Carol T.,; Nwosu, Oluchi,; Palmer, Neal A.,; Palmer, Neal,; Partridge, William L.,; Perkins, Douglas D.,; Pickren, Alley,; Pittman, Bethany,; Shields, Sharon,; Shinn, Marybeth,; Smith, Heather L.,; Speer, Paul,; Suiter, Sarah V.,; Tompkins, Kristen,; Zuckerman, Stephanie,
• HerausgeberIn: Barnes, Sandra L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

The academy is often described as an ivory tower, isolated from the community surrounding it. Presenting the theory, vision, and implementation of a socially engaged program for the Department of Human and Organizational Development (HOD) in Peabody's College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University, Academics in Action! describes a more integrated model wherein students and faculty work with communities, learn from them, and bring to bear findings from theory and research to generate solutions to community problems.Offering examples of community-engaged theory, scholarship, teaching, and action, Academics in Action! describes the nuanced structures that foster and support their development within a research university. Theory and action span multiple ecological levels from individuals and small groups to organizations and social structures. The communities of engagement range from local neighborhoods and schools to arenas of national policy and international development.Reflecting the unique perspectives of research faculty, practitioners, and graduate students, Academics in Action! documents a specific philosophy of education that fosters and supports engagement; the potentially transformative nature of academic work for students, faculty, and the broader society; and some of the implications and challenges of action-oriented efforts in light of dynamics such as income inequality, racism, and global capitalism. This edited volume chronicles teaching, research, and community action that influences both inside and outside the classroom as well as presents dimensions of a participatory model that set such efforts into action.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Theories, Frameworks, and Twenty- First Century Deweyism -- 1. John Dewey, Participatory Democracy, and University- Community Partnerships -- 2. The Ethical Foundations of Human and Organizational Development Programs -- Part II: Implications and Responses: Academics in Action! -- 3. Using Research to Guide Efforts to Prevent and End Homelessness -- 4. Ecological Research Promoting Positive Youth Development -- 5. Putting Boyer's Four Types of Scholarship into Practice -- 6. Conducting Research on Comprehensive Community Development Initiatives -- Part III: Academic Structures That Foster Synergy, Collaboration, and Courses -- 7. The Field School in Intercultural Education as a Model for International Service- Learning and Collaborative Action- Research Training -- 8. Creating a Mosaic of Religious Values and Narratives -- 9. Internship: Situated Learning in the Department of Human and Organizational Development -- 10. Can Synergy Across Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice Guide Professional Education? -- Conclusion: Academics in Action- Bridging Principles and Practice! -- About the Editors -- Index