Rooted in the work of community – school collaborations, this
text focuses on connecting the rigors of the classroom with the
ambiguity of lived community experience. Community-Based
Transformational Learning (CBTL) draws on the increasing evidence
that course-learning conducted in an applied, community setting,
can positively transform students’ professional and personal
identity and creates new ways of thinking and working in university
courses and pre-professional experiences. To illustrate the
different ways to successfully implement community-based learning,
examples are provided of experiences integrated in courses across
multiple disciplines across an American university whose mission is
focused on teaching. Topics covered include refugee and immigration
transition issues, incarceration and health needs with
international examples of community experiences from Jamaica, Korea
and Belize. Qualitative and quantitative data depict how these
experiences impact students and each chapter presents how community
engagement has been established as an effective approach in the
different disciplines, including computer science and sports
management. The authors demonstrate how CBTL experiences can be
transformative when students are provided a chance to connect the
academic commitment to community aims, but also provides
suggestions for overcoming challenges and pit-falls in developing
these experiences.
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