Learning to Make a Difference: Student-Community Engagement and the Higher Education Curriculum - Softcover

Millican, Juliet; Bourner, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862018669 ISBN 13: 9781862018662

Publisher: Natl Inst of Adult Continuing, 2014

Synopsis

Of equal importance to international academic and community audiences interested in learning partnerships, this book presents the latest thinking and innovations in development and professional practice in student-community engagement - an area of increasing interest and value to higher education institutions and communities alike. Through this uniquely focused text, readers will gain a better understanding of the range and scope of practice for student-community engagement within the current social, economic, and political context, supported by historical background and definitions of engagement. Practical guidelines on how to approach this work are provided, illustrated in a lively way by a variety of case study examples of learning gained from a range of different projects, co-written by students and their community partners. [Subject: Higher Education]

About this title

About the Author

Juliet Millican has worked for more than twenty years in the field of adult literacy and community education while maintaining a fractional post at university in the UK. She has worked in a project management capacity in Egypt, Senegal, The Gambia, South Africa, Nepal, and India, and on short-term contracts in other parts of the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Natl Inst of Adult Continuing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862018669
• ISBN 13: 9781862018662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 239