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New directions for student leadership, Mar 1, 2024
Routledge eBooks, Jun 21, 2023
eJournal of Public Affairs, 2017
Our world spins on tensions between aspirations for the common good – justice, equality, health, ... more Our world spins on tensions between aspirations for the common good – justice, equality, health, environmental sustainability – and present realities that reinforce systems of injustice, blind us to the needs of others, and even trap us in self-destructive cycles of inaction. The current political and social landscape has heightened our awareness of these tensions; for example, as a society we affirm the importance of accepting difference, but struggle to realize the potential of inclusion and equity in our individual, organizational, and systemic practices. Who is responsible for creating real and lasting social change? Often we turn to towards those in power and authority – our leaders in formal positions of power – to solve our problems. However, Chrislip and O’Malley (2013) suggest that “each of us shares directly in the problems and opportunities of civic life, so we bear some responsibility for making progress” (pp. 19-20). To engage in the activity of leadership is to “accept...
Partnerships : A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, Oct 30, 2015
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, Mar 14, 2023
New directions for student leadership, Sep 1, 2022
Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results ... more Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results of a community inquiry and dialogue
The SAGE Sourcebook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, Sep 22, 2012
Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, 2012
Reciprocity is a foundational concept in service-learning and community engagement, yet it is fre... more Reciprocity is a foundational concept in service-learning and community engagement, yet it is frequently referred to in the literature without precise conceptualization or critical examination, in effect suggesting a shared understanding of the concept among practitioners and scholars. However, understandings and applications of the term vary widely, and unexamined or unintentionally differing conceptualizations of reciprocity can lead to confusion in practice and can hinder research. This article examines meanings of reciprocity from multiple perspectives and highlights the larger implications of how we characterize the concept in research and practice, using the method of concept review. In this concept review we examine the ways in which the concept of reciprocity has been and could be produced and given meaning within the existing body of service-learning and community engagement literature and in other disciplines and epistemologies (e.g., philosophy, evolutionary biology, lead...
Routledge eBooks, Feb 13, 2023
Journal of Leadership Studies
Journal of Leadership Studies
Building Leadership Bridges, 2022
Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results ... more Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results of a community inquiry and dialogue There is a growing effort to more intentionally situate higher education as an anchor institution within a larger regional, social, political, and economic ecosystem. This paper describes the civic process and outcomes of a community inquiry that considered the relationship between general education programing at comprehensive universities and the trajectory of regional economies. The community inquiry leveraged intergroup dialogue techniques to provide a unique community perspective on potential ways general education can inform engaged learning economies. The result of this community inquiry and dialogue highlight three broad themes that could connect general education programs to engaged learning economies in other regions: campus-community partnerships, logistics of a general education program, and reconsidering the relationship between academic knowledge and soft skills. The results section describes, summarizes, and analyzes the proceedings from the perspective of community.
Journal of Leadership Studies, 2022
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2012
Interrelational power dynamics are intimately connected to the success of any relationship and ar... more Interrelational power dynamics are intimately connected to the success of any relationship and are especially critical in developing and sustaining mutually beneficial, reciprocally engaged partnerships. This work analyzes how elements of power impact the negotiation of engagement in community-university partnerships. Although this piece is a general theoretical account of power, it indicates very specific implications for community partners. A hypothetical example is used to contextualize distinct power challenges that confront community partners and faculty members during the engagement process. Specific attention is given to how organizational structure, the academic calendar, and the creation of knowledge influence produced understandings of differentials in power and differentials in need. The paper concludes with a discussion of three applied strategies that can be used to neutralize differentials in power and recognize differentials in need associated with the development of ...
Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities, 2016
The challenges facing our world require a new kind of leadership and commitment to participation ... more The challenges facing our world require a new kind of leadership and commitment to participation in civic life (Harward 2013 ; Levine and Soltan 2013 ; Mathews 2014). Education that supports meaningful democratic engagement necessitates a shared commitment to deep, theoretical, and practical understandings of the values and processes of democracy (Saltmarsh and Hartley 2011). Public engagement, academic service-learning, and community-engaged scholarship are examples of types of educational practices that promote learning linked to citizenship, civic-mindedness, and socially responsible leadership development (Dugan et al. 2013 ; Steinberg et al. 2011). The transformative potential of communityengaged practices hinges on the ability not only to cultivate the personal and civic capacity of individuals, but also to create conditions for democracy to thrive more widely in society (Kliewer 2013). The latter cannot be accomplished through only learning about and minimally experiencing values and processes of democratic engagement in the context of neatly structured courses, programs, or partnerships.
New directions for student leadership, Mar 1, 2024
Routledge eBooks, Jun 21, 2023
eJournal of Public Affairs, 2017
Our world spins on tensions between aspirations for the common good – justice, equality, health, ... more Our world spins on tensions between aspirations for the common good – justice, equality, health, environmental sustainability – and present realities that reinforce systems of injustice, blind us to the needs of others, and even trap us in self-destructive cycles of inaction. The current political and social landscape has heightened our awareness of these tensions; for example, as a society we affirm the importance of accepting difference, but struggle to realize the potential of inclusion and equity in our individual, organizational, and systemic practices. Who is responsible for creating real and lasting social change? Often we turn to towards those in power and authority – our leaders in formal positions of power – to solve our problems. However, Chrislip and O’Malley (2013) suggest that “each of us shares directly in the problems and opportunities of civic life, so we bear some responsibility for making progress” (pp. 19-20). To engage in the activity of leadership is to “accept...
Partnerships : A Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, Oct 30, 2015
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, Mar 14, 2023
New directions for student leadership, Sep 1, 2022
Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results ... more Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results of a community inquiry and dialogue
The SAGE Sourcebook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, Sep 22, 2012
Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, 2012
Reciprocity is a foundational concept in service-learning and community engagement, yet it is fre... more Reciprocity is a foundational concept in service-learning and community engagement, yet it is frequently referred to in the literature without precise conceptualization or critical examination, in effect suggesting a shared understanding of the concept among practitioners and scholars. However, understandings and applications of the term vary widely, and unexamined or unintentionally differing conceptualizations of reciprocity can lead to confusion in practice and can hinder research. This article examines meanings of reciprocity from multiple perspectives and highlights the larger implications of how we characterize the concept in research and practice, using the method of concept review. In this concept review we examine the ways in which the concept of reciprocity has been and could be produced and given meaning within the existing body of service-learning and community engagement literature and in other disciplines and epistemologies (e.g., philosophy, evolutionary biology, lead...
Routledge eBooks, Feb 13, 2023
Journal of Leadership Studies
Journal of Leadership Studies
Building Leadership Bridges, 2022
Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results ... more Connecting general education programming with regionally-engaged learning economies: The results of a community inquiry and dialogue There is a growing effort to more intentionally situate higher education as an anchor institution within a larger regional, social, political, and economic ecosystem. This paper describes the civic process and outcomes of a community inquiry that considered the relationship between general education programing at comprehensive universities and the trajectory of regional economies. The community inquiry leveraged intergroup dialogue techniques to provide a unique community perspective on potential ways general education can inform engaged learning economies. The result of this community inquiry and dialogue highlight three broad themes that could connect general education programs to engaged learning economies in other regions: campus-community partnerships, logistics of a general education program, and reconsidering the relationship between academic knowledge and soft skills. The results section describes, summarizes, and analyzes the proceedings from the perspective of community.
Journal of Leadership Studies, 2022
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2012
Interrelational power dynamics are intimately connected to the success of any relationship and ar... more Interrelational power dynamics are intimately connected to the success of any relationship and are especially critical in developing and sustaining mutually beneficial, reciprocally engaged partnerships. This work analyzes how elements of power impact the negotiation of engagement in community-university partnerships. Although this piece is a general theoretical account of power, it indicates very specific implications for community partners. A hypothetical example is used to contextualize distinct power challenges that confront community partners and faculty members during the engagement process. Specific attention is given to how organizational structure, the academic calendar, and the creation of knowledge influence produced understandings of differentials in power and differentials in need. The paper concludes with a discussion of three applied strategies that can be used to neutralize differentials in power and recognize differentials in need associated with the development of ...
Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities, 2016
The challenges facing our world require a new kind of leadership and commitment to participation ... more The challenges facing our world require a new kind of leadership and commitment to participation in civic life (Harward 2013 ; Levine and Soltan 2013 ; Mathews 2014). Education that supports meaningful democratic engagement necessitates a shared commitment to deep, theoretical, and practical understandings of the values and processes of democracy (Saltmarsh and Hartley 2011). Public engagement, academic service-learning, and community-engaged scholarship are examples of types of educational practices that promote learning linked to citizenship, civic-mindedness, and socially responsible leadership development (Dugan et al. 2013 ; Steinberg et al. 2011). The transformative potential of communityengaged practices hinges on the ability not only to cultivate the personal and civic capacity of individuals, but also to create conditions for democracy to thrive more widely in society (Kliewer 2013). The latter cannot be accomplished through only learning about and minimally experiencing values and processes of democratic engagement in the context of neatly structured courses, programs, or partnerships.