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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.
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.
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