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Serving Children and Families Through Community-University Partnerships
. Ed(S): Chibucos, Thomas R.; Lerner, Richard M.
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Description for Serving Children and Families Through Community-University Partnerships
Hardback. Presents several 'success stories' of community-university partnerships that serve to enhance the lives of children, youth, and families. This book is useful for universities and communities to work together to promote positive development in the diverse children, families, and communities of our nation. Editor(s): Chibucos, Thomas R.; Lerner, Richard M. Series: International Series in Outreach Scholarship. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
A consistently identified criticism about contemporary higher education is that academia is not playing a visible role in contributing to the improvement of the lives of people in the community - as the lives are lived on a day-to-day basis. However, there has been a long tradition of such `Outreach Scholarship' in America, and this focus is gaining renewed attention, at least in part, because policy makers and philanthropic organizations are pressing universities and colleges to use their learning resources in ways that more directly benefit society. Universites have listened to, ... Read more
A consistently identified criticism about contemporary higher education is that academia is not playing a visible role in contributing to the improvement of the lives of people in the community - as the lives are lived on a day-to-day basis. However, there has been a long tradition of such `Outreach Scholarship' in America, and this focus is gaining renewed attention, at least in part, because policy makers and philanthropic organizations are pressing universities and colleges to use their learning resources in ways that more directly benefit society. Universites have listened to, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
International Series in Outreach Scholarship
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792385400
SKU
V9780792385400
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99-15
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