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Overview"The Engaged University is a comprehensive empirical account of the global civic engagement movement in higher education. In universities around the world, something extraordinary is underway. Mobilizing their human and intellectual resources, institutions of higher education are directly tackling community problems – combating poverty, improving public health, and restoring environmental quality. This book documents and analyzes this exciting trend through studies of civic engagement and social responsibility at twenty institutions worldwide. This timely volume offers three special contributions to the literature on higher education policy and practice: a historical overview of the founding purposes of universities, which almost invariably included a context-specific element of social purpose, together with a survey of how these ""founding"" intentions have fared in different systems of higher education; a contemporary account of the policy and practice of universities – all over the world – seeking to re-engage with this social purpose; and an overview of generic issues which emerge for the ""engaged university.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Watson (Institute of Education, University of London, UK) , Robert Hollister , Susan E. Stroud , Elizabeth BabcockPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.580kg ISBN: 9780415824224ISBN 10: 0415824222 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 14 February 2013 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'The twenty Watson et al cases are preceded by efficient brief country sketches. They use modest low-cost methods of data collection, and are not easily amenable to corroboration - good stories rather than hard data.' - Chris Duke, Pascal International Observatory, 2012 'The twenty Watson et al cases are preceded by efficient brief country sketches. They use modest low-cost methods of data collection, and are not easily amenable to corroboration – good stories rather than hard data.' - Chris Duke, Pascal International Observatory, 2012 Author InformationDavid Watson is Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford. Robert M. Hollister is Dean, and Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Professor of Citizenship and Public Service in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University. Susan E. Stroud is Executive Director, Innovations in Civic Participation. Elizabeth Babcock is Talloires Network Coordinator, Innovations in Civic Participation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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