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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."
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."
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