Civic Engagement and Service Learning in a Metropolitan University: Multiple Approaches and Perspectives

TITLE PAGE......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
SECTION I -NURTURING THE VISION......Page 8
SECTION III-DEVELOPING UNIVERSITY-BASED CIVIC INITIATIVES......Page 9
SECTION V-ASSESSING OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS......Page 10
DEDICATION......Page 12
FOREWORD......Page 14
REFERENCES......Page 16
ABOUT THE AUTHORS......Page 18
INTRODUCTION: HISTORY OF WIDENER UNIVERSITY......Page 24
THE INTRODUCTION OF STRATEGIC  PLANNING AT WIDENER UNIVERSITY......Page 25
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW UNIVERSITY MISSION......Page 26
WIDENER’S HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHESTER......Page 28
ENGAGING CHESTER......Page 29
DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS......Page 30
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT......Page 31
ENGAGING THE CHESTER-UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT......Page 32
CONCLUSION......Page 33
REFERENCES......Page 34
INTRODUCTION......Page 36
2. EVERY COMMUNITY AGENCY KNOWS HOW TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN SERVICE-LEARNING CLASSES......Page 37
3. EVERY FACULTY MEMBER CAN READILY CONNECT HER CLASSROOM AND SERVICE-LEARNING LESSONS......Page 38
5. STUDENTS WILL APPRECIATE SERVICE LEARNING BECAUSE IT’S TIME AWAY FROM CLASSROOMS AND LECTURES......Page 39
7. ONCE FACULTY HAVE DONE SERVICE LEARNING A TIME OR TWO, THEY DON’T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT......Page 40
CONCLUSION......Page 41
REFERENCES......Page 42
INTRODUCTION......Page 44
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION......Page 45
FACULTY FELLOWS......Page 46
METHODOLOGY......Page 47
POST-SEMINAR EVALUATIONS......Page 48
FACULTY MEMBER SURVEYS......Page 51
FACULTY MEMBER INTERVIEWS......Page 52
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 54
REFERENCES......Page 55
INTRODUCTION......Page 58
BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION......Page 60
TRANSFORMING FIELD WORK THROUGH  SERVICE LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT......Page 62
EARTH FORCE AS A SERVICE-LEARNING MODEL FOR  INTEGRATED FIELD EXPERIENCE/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT......Page 64
CONCLUSIONS......Page 69
REFERENCES......Page 70
INTRODUCTION......Page 72
THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION  AND STUDENT LEARNING NEEDS......Page 73
SERVICE LEARNING IN THE BSW CURRICULUM......Page 74
The Senior Year: Professional Application......Page 75
Social Work Skills......Page 76
Obstacles......Page 77
Professional Development......Page 78
The Chester Children’s Art Fair......Page 79
Chester Pride Day......Page 80
Take Back the Night......Page 81
Social Work Counseling Services......Page 82
Service-Learning Courses......Page 83
Civic Engagement Initiatives......Page 84
REFERENCES......Page 86
INTRODUCTION, LEARNING SERVICE:  THE CASE OF BLEAK HOUSE......Page 88
THE ROLE OF TEACHING LITERATURE IN LEARNING SERVICE......Page 90
EMPATHY AND THE IMAGINATION: THE POWER OF READING......Page 91
THE HUMANITARIAN IMPULSE: READING THE ETHICS OF WORDSWORTH’S POETRY......Page 94
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE:  LITERATURE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT......Page 97
REFERENCES......Page 99
INTRODUCTION......Page 102
THE UNIVERSITY’S NEW MISSION......Page 103
SHSP’S RESPONSE TO THE NEW MISSION......Page 104
NEED FOR A SENSE OF CONTROL AND MOMENTUM –  THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS BORN......Page 105
THE EXTERNAL POLITICAL CONTEXT – THE SOMETIMES  STRANGE BEDFELLOWS OF SCHOOL REFORM......Page 107
Meeting the Continuing Challenges......Page 109
Evolution of the Widener Partnership Charter School......Page 110
CONCLUSIONS: LESSONS LEARNED......Page 112
REFERENCES......Page 114
ABSTRACT......Page 116
Overview of the Signature Project......Page 117
Meeting Physical Space and Equipment Needs......Page 118
A Student-Run Clinic Model......Page 119
Collaborative Relationships......Page 120
Reflection upon Growth & Considerations for Sustainability......Page 121
An Annual Initiative Serving to Foster Community Partner Relationships......Page 124
A Four-Semester Service-Learning Project: Prolonged Engagement......Page 126
An Ongoing after-School Activity Program: A Product of Prolonged Engagement......Page 127
Future Community Engagement Initiatives......Page 128
PART III: KEY ELEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY:  THE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL......Page 129
PART IV: CONCLUSIONS-DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE GROWTH......Page 130
REFERENCES......Page 131
INTRODUCTION......Page 132
COMMUNITY STRENGTHS......Page 133
BEST PRACTICES—COLLABORATION......Page 134
The Widener Center for Violence Prevention......Page 135
Addressing Challenges......Page 138
Student Involvement......Page 139
REFERENCES......Page 141
INTRODUCTION......Page 144
SOCIAL WORK IN CHINA......Page 145
Social Work Practice Class in China......Page 147
Theoretical Underpinnings......Page 148
Methods Employed......Page 149
Challenges......Page 150
Community Elderly Research Project......Page 151
Community Survey......Page 152
Community Observations......Page 153
Heather......Page 154
Melanie......Page 155
Travis......Page 158
Shan......Page 161
John......Page 162
CONCLUSIONS......Page 163
REFERENCES......Page 164
INTRODUCTION......Page 168
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION......Page 169
Faculty......Page 171
Students......Page 172
Community Partners......Page 173
THE UNIVERSITY......Page 174
Pre-Trip Reflections......Page 175
Onsite Reflections......Page 176
Reentry......Page 177
REFERENCES......Page 178
INTRODUCTION: THE INSTITUTIONAL  CONTEXT OF THIS STUDY......Page 180
INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH STUDY......Page 181
Racial Identity Interaction Model......Page 182
CBSL Course Description......Page 184
Measures......Page 185
Design and Procedure......Page 188
Qualitative Analyses......Page 189
DISCUSSION......Page 194
REFERENCES......Page 198
INTRODUCTION......Page 202
THE CONTEXT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT......Page 205
ASSESSMENT LITERATURE......Page 206
Outcome Studies......Page 207
IMPACT STUDIES......Page 208
Economic Impact Studies......Page 209
WIDENER UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY OF CHESTER......Page 210
Purposes of Project......Page 212
Research Component 1 - Tracking......Page 213
Research Component 2 - Impacts......Page 215
RESEARCH DIMENSIONAL CHOICES......Page 217
Purpose of Research......Page 219
Definition of Civic Engagement......Page 221
Target Constituencies......Page 222
Aggregate/Cumulative Impact vs. Problem Domain Specific Impacts......Page 223
REFERENCES......Page 226
INDEX......Page 232