Community Engagement Abroad Perspectives and Practices on Service, Engagement, and Learning Overseas |
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| Editor:
| Crawford, Pat
Berquist, Brett |
| Series title: | Transformations in Higher Education Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-348-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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A landmark in our understanding of international community-engaged learning programs, this book invites educators to rethink everything from disciplinary assumptions to the role of higher education in a globalizing world. Tapping the many such programs developed at Michigan State University during the last half-century, the volume develops a comprehensive framework for analyzing study-abroad programs with a community-engagement focus. The authors take the reader on a fascinating...
More DescriptionA landmark in our understanding of international community-engaged learning programs, this book invites educators to rethink everything from disciplinary assumptions to the role of higher education in a globalizing world. Tapping the many such programs developed at Michigan State University during the last half-century, the volume develops a comprehensive framework for analyzing study-abroad programs with a community-engagement focus. The authors take the reader on a fascinating journey through how they changed as a result of designing and delivering programs in full collaboration with community partners. The arguments given in this volume for developing truly reciprocal, mutually beneficial partnerships beyond the academy are powerful and persuasive.