Bronwen Bermingham and Alison Porter
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861348180
- eISBN:
- 9781447301936
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861348180.003.0005
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter discusses the lessons that can be learned from the Sustainable Health Action Research Programme (SHARP) in Wales about the character of communities and strategies for engaging with ...
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This chapter discusses the lessons that can be learned from the Sustainable Health Action Research Programme (SHARP) in Wales about the character of communities and strategies for engaging with communities. It considers community engagement as a continuing process, and one in which initial engagement and re-engagement offer particular challenges to both communities and to the SHARP partnerships. The chapter evaluates the extent to which communities engaged with the various SHARP projects and suggests that the experience of all the projects within SHARP is at odds with unitary conceptions of community and community leadership.Less
This chapter discusses the lessons that can be learned from the Sustainable Health Action Research Programme (SHARP) in Wales about the character of communities and strategies for engaging with communities. It considers community engagement as a continuing process, and one in which initial engagement and re-engagement offer particular challenges to both communities and to the SHARP partnerships. The chapter evaluates the extent to which communities engaged with the various SHARP projects and suggests that the experience of all the projects within SHARP is at odds with unitary conceptions of community and community leadership.
Sandra L. Barnes, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Bernadette Doykos, Nina C. Martin, and Alison McGuire (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780823268795
- eISBN:
- 9780823272518
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823268795.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
The edited volume describes a multi-disciplinary model where students and faculty work with communities, learn from them, and contribute the fruits of theory and research to solving community ...
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The edited volume describes a multi-disciplinary model where students and faculty work with communities, learn from them, and contribute the fruits of theory and research to solving community problems. It is a model where theory and action span multiple ecological levels from individuals and small group to organizations and social structures. The communities of engagement range from local neighborhoods and schools to national policy and international development. These forms of engagement require carefully crafted institutional structures to support them. This volume offers examples of community-engaged theory, scholarship, and action, and the structures that foster them within a research university. The examples are drawn from the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, whose programs, from undergraduate service learning and internships to doctoral training in community research and action, embody the vision of The Academy in Action! The chapters document how authentic partnerships between the academy and the community result in meaningful research and praxis.Less
The edited volume describes a multi-disciplinary model where students and faculty work with communities, learn from them, and contribute the fruits of theory and research to solving community problems. It is a model where theory and action span multiple ecological levels from individuals and small group to organizations and social structures. The communities of engagement range from local neighborhoods and schools to national policy and international development. These forms of engagement require carefully crafted institutional structures to support them. This volume offers examples of community-engaged theory, scholarship, and action, and the structures that foster them within a research university. The examples are drawn from the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, whose programs, from undergraduate service learning and internships to doctoral training in community research and action, embody the vision of The Academy in Action! The chapters document how authentic partnerships between the academy and the community result in meaningful research and praxis.
Bryony Onciul
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781526118196
- eISBN:
- 9781526142016
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9781526118196.003.0011
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Anthropology, Global
Curation is increasingly recognised as a profession of high standing which requires extensive higher education. However, the proliferation of community engagement since the 1980s has placed new ...
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Curation is increasingly recognised as a profession of high standing which requires extensive higher education. However, the proliferation of community engagement since the 1980s has placed new pressures and expectations on curators, thus complicating their role. This is particularly evident in the case of ethnographic curators working with indigenous communities. This chapter explores these issues by considering the ways that working with Blackfoot First Nations communities have affected the role and work of curators at three key museums, two in Canada and one in the UK. Historically museums, and de facto their curators, were often seen as an enemy by many indigenous communities as they appeared as a physical manifestation of colonialism. The historical practice of collecting sacred cultural material, and even the bones and bodies of indigenous people, have made museums synonymous with sites of death, both physical and cultural. Yet, nowadays they also present an exceptional resource and opportunity to revive and re-invigorate pre-colonial cultural knowledge and practice through their collections. Consequently, curators often find themselves in the dubious position of being both potential foe and ally. This is complicated further when curators work cross-culturally and try to embrace both indigenous and western ways of working, as this chapter explores. It has been argued that curators have moved from the position of ‘expert’ to that of ‘facilitator’ but this oversimplifies the complexities of voice, accountability and power in the representation of culture. There is a need for a more nuanced understandings of the pressures community engagement places on the role of curatorship, especially in this current time of increasing expectations on engagement and decreasing resources to support museological work.Less
Curation is increasingly recognised as a profession of high standing which requires extensive higher education. However, the proliferation of community engagement since the 1980s has placed new pressures and expectations on curators, thus complicating their role. This is particularly evident in the case of ethnographic curators working with indigenous communities. This chapter explores these issues by considering the ways that working with Blackfoot First Nations communities have affected the role and work of curators at three key museums, two in Canada and one in the UK. Historically museums, and de facto their curators, were often seen as an enemy by many indigenous communities as they appeared as a physical manifestation of colonialism. The historical practice of collecting sacred cultural material, and even the bones and bodies of indigenous people, have made museums synonymous with sites of death, both physical and cultural. Yet, nowadays they also present an exceptional resource and opportunity to revive and re-invigorate pre-colonial cultural knowledge and practice through their collections. Consequently, curators often find themselves in the dubious position of being both potential foe and ally. This is complicated further when curators work cross-culturally and try to embrace both indigenous and western ways of working, as this chapter explores. It has been argued that curators have moved from the position of ‘expert’ to that of ‘facilitator’ but this oversimplifies the complexities of voice, accountability and power in the representation of culture. There is a need for a more nuanced understandings of the pressures community engagement places on the role of curatorship, especially in this current time of increasing expectations on engagement and decreasing resources to support museological work.
Laura M. Beskow and Wylie Burke
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195322934
- eISBN:
- 9780199864416
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195322934.003.0009
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
This chapter examines three selected issues that, although not unique to genetics, are becoming increasingly important in genetic epidemiology: federal policies for widespread data sharing, the use ...
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This chapter examines three selected issues that, although not unique to genetics, are becoming increasingly important in genetic epidemiology: federal policies for widespread data sharing, the use of “race” as a variable in research involving genetics, and concepts of community engagement. These issues are interrelated and represent areas of tension between participant protection and the quality and efficiency of research.Less
This chapter examines three selected issues that, although not unique to genetics, are becoming increasingly important in genetic epidemiology: federal policies for widespread data sharing, the use of “race” as a variable in research involving genetics, and concepts of community engagement. These issues are interrelated and represent areas of tension between participant protection and the quality and efficiency of research.
Paul Hoggett
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861349729
- eISBN:
- 9781447303732
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861349729.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary and community sectors. This book explores the ways in which front-line professionals working with communities ...
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Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary and community sectors. This book explores the ways in which front-line professionals working with communities identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context. Drawing upon original material, the book examines how ‘community engagement’ workers negotiate the ethical and emotional challenges they face; how they work through problems of community representation at interpersonal and team levels; how they manage the conflicting roles of local activist and paid worker and what role colleagues, management and others play when responding to such challenges. The book reconnects to, and updates, an important tradition in social policy that explores the dilemmas of ‘street-level’ work. It draws on contemporary political theory and current debates concerning the modernisation of governance and psycho-social perspectives on identity, values and agency.Less
Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary and community sectors. This book explores the ways in which front-line professionals working with communities identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context. Drawing upon original material, the book examines how ‘community engagement’ workers negotiate the ethical and emotional challenges they face; how they work through problems of community representation at interpersonal and team levels; how they manage the conflicting roles of local activist and paid worker and what role colleagues, management and others play when responding to such challenges. The book reconnects to, and updates, an important tradition in social policy that explores the dilemmas of ‘street-level’ work. It draws on contemporary political theory and current debates concerning the modernisation of governance and psycho-social perspectives on identity, values and agency.
Michael Pitchford and Paul Henderson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847422590
- eISBN:
- 9781447302759
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847422590.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
Community development has arrived at the policy table. Interviews with experienced practitioners and observation of the current practice suggest that it is the importance of ‘community’ to the New ...
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Community development has arrived at the policy table. Interviews with experienced practitioners and observation of the current practice suggest that it is the importance of ‘community’ to the New Labour government that has arrived and not of community development. It is the newer categories of ‘community engagement’ that underpin the recent local government White Papers and not that of community development. The changes in terms of purpose, practice, training and funding have begun to strip community development of its political analysis. While there are individual practitioners who still work with a political understanding of their role, many do not and are not encouraged to view their role as one of delivery and implementation. It is hard to envisage how practitioners and community development professions will build the confidence and sense of purpose to achieve changes with communities without reconnecting with the politics of community development. This chapter assesses where community development is today. It attempts to identify the direction in which it is travelling and extracts the key points of learning from the practitioner interviews as a way of guiding future discussions and decisions about community development. It aims to assess the extent to which community development in the UK is losing its sense of purpose and direction and is becoming increasingly disconnected from its origins in social change.Less
Community development has arrived at the policy table. Interviews with experienced practitioners and observation of the current practice suggest that it is the importance of ‘community’ to the New Labour government that has arrived and not of community development. It is the newer categories of ‘community engagement’ that underpin the recent local government White Papers and not that of community development. The changes in terms of purpose, practice, training and funding have begun to strip community development of its political analysis. While there are individual practitioners who still work with a political understanding of their role, many do not and are not encouraged to view their role as one of delivery and implementation. It is hard to envisage how practitioners and community development professions will build the confidence and sense of purpose to achieve changes with communities without reconnecting with the politics of community development. This chapter assesses where community development is today. It attempts to identify the direction in which it is travelling and extracts the key points of learning from the practitioner interviews as a way of guiding future discussions and decisions about community development. It aims to assess the extent to which community development in the UK is losing its sense of purpose and direction and is becoming increasingly disconnected from its origins in social change.
Sandra L. Barnes, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Bernadette Doykos, Nina C. Martin, and Allison McGuire (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780823268795
- eISBN:
- 9780823272518
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823268795.003.0012
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
The chapter summarizes the edited volume and examines the topics of Deweyism in the twenty-first century and transdisciplinary modes of inquiry.
The chapter summarizes the edited volume and examines the topics of Deweyism in the twenty-first century and transdisciplinary modes of inquiry.
Asif Afridi
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447333746
- eISBN:
- 9781447333791
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447333746.003.0002
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations
This chapter outlines the ways in which ethnic minorities have been represented through ‘community engagement’ work and the close relationship between British race relations policy and the ...
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This chapter outlines the ways in which ethnic minorities have been represented through ‘community engagement’ work and the close relationship between British race relations policy and the development of a black and minority ethnic (BME) community and voluntary ‘sector’ since the Second World War. It suggests that the relationship between the state and BME communities has been restrained (even contained) and has impeded progress on race equality. It argues that new forms of community engagement may ultimately be required to help progress race equality in the UK, but this requires a reevaluation of societal views on what it means to ‘represent’ and achieve ‘equality’. The chapter focuses specifically on community engagement, an important part of community development in its broadest sense.Less
This chapter outlines the ways in which ethnic minorities have been represented through ‘community engagement’ work and the close relationship between British race relations policy and the development of a black and minority ethnic (BME) community and voluntary ‘sector’ since the Second World War. It suggests that the relationship between the state and BME communities has been restrained (even contained) and has impeded progress on race equality. It argues that new forms of community engagement may ultimately be required to help progress race equality in the UK, but this requires a reevaluation of societal views on what it means to ‘represent’ and achieve ‘equality’. The chapter focuses specifically on community engagement, an important part of community development in its broadest sense.
Alison Gilchrist
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847420565
- eISBN:
- 9781447304012
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847420565.003.0002
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations
This chapter provides a historical account of different models of community development mainly as they have emerged in the UK but with reference to more global perspectives, as propounded by the ...
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This chapter provides a historical account of different models of community development mainly as they have emerged in the UK but with reference to more global perspectives, as propounded by the International Association for Community Development (IACD) and the United Nations. Community development has become increasingly professionalised but still retains a strong activist base and focus on civil society. In Britain, community development has to some extent been co-opted as a means of community engagement and empowerment, resulting in a delicate balancing act between the state agenda and community interests. In many ways it has highlighted the role of community practitioners, those who work at the interface between statutory bodies and citizens, in ensuring that the users of services can be involved in decision-making and the co-production of agreed outcomes, such as improved community safety or economic regeneration.Less
This chapter provides a historical account of different models of community development mainly as they have emerged in the UK but with reference to more global perspectives, as propounded by the International Association for Community Development (IACD) and the United Nations. Community development has become increasingly professionalised but still retains a strong activist base and focus on civil society. In Britain, community development has to some extent been co-opted as a means of community engagement and empowerment, resulting in a delicate balancing act between the state agenda and community interests. In many ways it has highlighted the role of community practitioners, those who work at the interface between statutory bodies and citizens, in ensuring that the users of services can be involved in decision-making and the co-production of agreed outcomes, such as improved community safety or economic regeneration.
Brian J. McCabe
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190270452
- eISBN:
- 9780190270490
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190270452.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Politics, Social Movements and Social Change, Urban and Rural Studies
Drawing on data from the Social Capital Community Survey, this chapter investigates the civic habits of homeowners. It examines a wide range of activities to understand how homeowners participate in ...
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Drawing on data from the Social Capital Community Survey, this chapter investigates the civic habits of homeowners. It examines a wide range of activities to understand how homeowners participate in local politics, build social capital, and get involved in their communities. The chapter evaluates whether the heightened involvement of homeowners is driven by their financial investment in housing or whether it stems from the increased residential stability of buying a home. The analysis reveals that homeowners are more involved in a handful of civic activities, including voting in elections and attending political meetings. However, residential stability drives another set of community engagement activities, including socializing with neighbors and volunteering. Despite the rhetoric identifying homeowners as more active, engaged citizens, the findings offer a more nuanced account of the way homeowners participate in their communities.Less
Drawing on data from the Social Capital Community Survey, this chapter investigates the civic habits of homeowners. It examines a wide range of activities to understand how homeowners participate in local politics, build social capital, and get involved in their communities. The chapter evaluates whether the heightened involvement of homeowners is driven by their financial investment in housing or whether it stems from the increased residential stability of buying a home. The analysis reveals that homeowners are more involved in a handful of civic activities, including voting in elections and attending political meetings. However, residential stability drives another set of community engagement activities, including socializing with neighbors and volunteering. Despite the rhetoric identifying homeowners as more active, engaged citizens, the findings offer a more nuanced account of the way homeowners participate in their communities.
Lynnette Young Overby
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813049298
- eISBN:
- 9780813050119
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813049298.003.0027
- Subject:
- Music, Dance
Community engagement has become an important mission of colleges and universities as they attempt to make meaningful connections between academic goals and community needs. Through service learning, ...
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Community engagement has become an important mission of colleges and universities as they attempt to make meaningful connections between academic goals and community needs. Through service learning, community-based research, and volunteerism, students, faculty, and community partners obtain knowledge and solve problems together. This chapter provides examples of community engagement projects that can be implemented in higher education dance curricula. The author discusses projects such as working with youth in after-school programs, and provides information to guide students and teachers in designing such a program. Currently, only a handful of colleges and universities have service-learning programs in dance. The author recommends that more schools implement these programs in order to help future dance professionals gain skills and knowledge, while providing enrichment for the off-campus community.Less
Community engagement has become an important mission of colleges and universities as they attempt to make meaningful connections between academic goals and community needs. Through service learning, community-based research, and volunteerism, students, faculty, and community partners obtain knowledge and solve problems together. This chapter provides examples of community engagement projects that can be implemented in higher education dance curricula. The author discusses projects such as working with youth in after-school programs, and provides information to guide students and teachers in designing such a program. Currently, only a handful of colleges and universities have service-learning programs in dance. The author recommends that more schools implement these programs in order to help future dance professionals gain skills and knowledge, while providing enrichment for the off-campus community.
Johan Muller and Ursula Hoadley
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781447306207
- eISBN:
- 9781447310990
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447306207.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Education
This chapter considers the notion of knowledge mobilisation and practices associated with it in South Africa. It begins by providing an overview of the education system in South Africa, then goes on ...
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This chapter considers the notion of knowledge mobilisation and practices associated with it in South Africa. It begins by providing an overview of the education system in South Africa, then goes on to trace the evolution of the concept of community engagement (the term for knowledge mobilisation used in South Africa) and argues that knowledge mobilisation in education suffers from conceptual disorientation and a poor quality knowledge base. The chapter concludes with suggestions about how to go forwardLess
This chapter considers the notion of knowledge mobilisation and practices associated with it in South Africa. It begins by providing an overview of the education system in South Africa, then goes on to trace the evolution of the concept of community engagement (the term for knowledge mobilisation used in South Africa) and argues that knowledge mobilisation in education suffers from conceptual disorientation and a poor quality knowledge base. The chapter concludes with suggestions about how to go forward
R. David Lankes
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780262529082
- eISBN:
- 9780262334600
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262529082.001.0001
- Subject:
- Information Science, Library Science
The field guide seeks to outline an approach to librarianship, librarians, and libraries based on knowledge, learning, and community engagement. The first part of the book covers the mission, skills, ...
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The field guide seeks to outline an approach to librarianship, librarians, and libraries based on knowledge, learning, and community engagement. The first part of the book covers the mission, skills, and values of librarians. Librarians are defined as builders of participatory systems to aid communities in making smarter decisions. The second portion of the book outlines libraries as institutions and as platforms for community engagement. The final part of the book outlines methods for teaching New Librarianship concepts including frequently debated points.Less
The field guide seeks to outline an approach to librarianship, librarians, and libraries based on knowledge, learning, and community engagement. The first part of the book covers the mission, skills, and values of librarians. Librarians are defined as builders of participatory systems to aid communities in making smarter decisions. The second portion of the book outlines libraries as institutions and as platforms for community engagement. The final part of the book outlines methods for teaching New Librarianship concepts including frequently debated points.
Liz Richardson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847420855
- eISBN:
- 9781447302124
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847420855.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This introductory chapter looks at the activities people in low-income neighbourhoods are doing in order to improve the places where they live. It first discusses DIY community action, which is used ...
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This introductory chapter looks at the activities people in low-income neighbourhoods are doing in order to improve the places where they live. It first discusses DIY community action, which is used interchangeably with ‘community self-help activity’. The chapter then studies the importance of neighbourhood conditions and the concepts of social capital and community engagement. It ends with a study of the structure of the book and the findings of the study.Less
This introductory chapter looks at the activities people in low-income neighbourhoods are doing in order to improve the places where they live. It first discusses DIY community action, which is used interchangeably with ‘community self-help activity’. The chapter then studies the importance of neighbourhood conditions and the concepts of social capital and community engagement. It ends with a study of the structure of the book and the findings of the study.
Darby Kathleen Ray
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780190243920
- eISBN:
- 9780190243951
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190243920.003.0014
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter begins with a brief historical sketch of the role of “community service” and “service learning” on college campuses, followed by an account of its evolution into “community engagement” ...
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This chapter begins with a brief historical sketch of the role of “community service” and “service learning” on college campuses, followed by an account of its evolution into “community engagement” and a consideration of the difference this change in terminology makes. The wider community offers an important site for the listening, reflection, and active experimentation that marks the process of vocational discernment. Still, this process must be undertaken with care so that it has a positive impact on both the participating students and the surrounding community. At its best, community engagement engenders precisely the kinds of character development we most want higher education to instill—giving genuine attention to the other, questioning assumptions about individualism and success, and developing resilience in the face of failure—while offering undergraduates the time and space they need to reflect on vocation.Less
This chapter begins with a brief historical sketch of the role of “community service” and “service learning” on college campuses, followed by an account of its evolution into “community engagement” and a consideration of the difference this change in terminology makes. The wider community offers an important site for the listening, reflection, and active experimentation that marks the process of vocational discernment. Still, this process must be undertaken with care so that it has a positive impact on both the participating students and the surrounding community. At its best, community engagement engenders precisely the kinds of character development we most want higher education to instill—giving genuine attention to the other, questioning assumptions about individualism and success, and developing resilience in the face of failure—while offering undergraduates the time and space they need to reflect on vocation.
Angus McCabe (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781447327776
- eISBN:
- 9781447327806
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447327776.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Organizations
This chapter explores the debates about 'below the radar' (BTR) community groups and their assumed role in delivering a range of policy agendas from democratic renewal through to community cohesion ...
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This chapter explores the debates about 'below the radar' (BTR) community groups and their assumed role in delivering a range of policy agendas from democratic renewal through to community cohesion and public service delivery. It argues that the motivators for community action are, and have been, ill understood in policy circles. Further, there is and has been little systematic analysis of the power relationship between the state (both locally and nationally) communities and neighbourhoods which can inform meaningful debate on devolution and localism. The chapter critically examines the implications of changing policy environments for small community groups and asks can such activity, which has often been independent of, and operated outside the state, be co-opted to deliver particular government policy objectives?Less
This chapter explores the debates about 'below the radar' (BTR) community groups and their assumed role in delivering a range of policy agendas from democratic renewal through to community cohesion and public service delivery. It argues that the motivators for community action are, and have been, ill understood in policy circles. Further, there is and has been little systematic analysis of the power relationship between the state (both locally and nationally) communities and neighbourhoods which can inform meaningful debate on devolution and localism. The chapter critically examines the implications of changing policy environments for small community groups and asks can such activity, which has often been independent of, and operated outside the state, be co-opted to deliver particular government policy objectives?
Marianne Delaporte
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190250508
- eISBN:
- 9780190250522
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190250508.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Hospitality is at the basis of so much religious ethics, illustrating the need to view the stranger not as an “other” but as an aspect of the divine. As such, hospitality is a foundational value that ...
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Hospitality is at the basis of so much religious ethics, illustrating the need to view the stranger not as an “other” but as an aspect of the divine. As such, hospitality is a foundational value that must be addressed and practiced when undertaking community engagement as a class. Thinking about hospitality allows students to realize that they are most often the ones receiving hospitality in community engagement experiences, and that this exchange of hospitality cannot be passive if it is to be successful. Preparing for the exchange of hospitality is one of the more time-consuming parts of teaching such a course, but doing so can lead to a reciprocity which is beneficial both to the students and university and to the community partner.Less
Hospitality is at the basis of so much religious ethics, illustrating the need to view the stranger not as an “other” but as an aspect of the divine. As such, hospitality is a foundational value that must be addressed and practiced when undertaking community engagement as a class. Thinking about hospitality allows students to realize that they are most often the ones receiving hospitality in community engagement experiences, and that this exchange of hospitality cannot be passive if it is to be successful. Preparing for the exchange of hospitality is one of the more time-consuming parts of teaching such a course, but doing so can lead to a reciprocity which is beneficial both to the students and university and to the community partner.
Helen Sullivan and Marilyn Taylor
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861348951
- eISBN:
- 9781447302100
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861348951.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This chapter examines the different theories of ‘neighbourhood’ that have informed the development of public policy. It considers also the shift in academic focus over time from an emphasis on ...
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This chapter examines the different theories of ‘neighbourhood’ that have informed the development of public policy. It considers also the shift in academic focus over time from an emphasis on neighbourhoods as a set of physical entities to neighbourhood as socially constructed objects imbued with meaning by residents. It notes that the normative neighbourhood discourse in current UK policy (and especially in England) brings together a number of policy strands from civil renewal, community engagement, and consumerism, to democratisation and decentralisation. It fleshes out the policy world that has been outlined earlier and the challenges that it poses, reminding us that neighbourhoods are complex, multidimensional, and dynamic.Less
This chapter examines the different theories of ‘neighbourhood’ that have informed the development of public policy. It considers also the shift in academic focus over time from an emphasis on neighbourhoods as a set of physical entities to neighbourhood as socially constructed objects imbued with meaning by residents. It notes that the normative neighbourhood discourse in current UK policy (and especially in England) brings together a number of policy strands from civil renewal, community engagement, and consumerism, to democratisation and decentralisation. It fleshes out the policy world that has been outlined earlier and the challenges that it poses, reminding us that neighbourhoods are complex, multidimensional, and dynamic.
Ann Marie Wilson
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780252042003
- eISBN:
- 9780252050749
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5622/illinois/9780252042003.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, Social History
Ann Marie Wilson has continued to pursue an unconventional academic path since receiving the Prelinger Award in 2007. In this chapter she addresses the importance of interweaving academic study with ...
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Ann Marie Wilson has continued to pursue an unconventional academic path since receiving the Prelinger Award in 2007. In this chapter she addresses the importance of interweaving academic study with direct service to local communities, both within her own career and in the training of her students. The chapter traces her intellectual and geographic pathway from San Francisco to Boston to The Hague, the Netherlands, where she combines the teaching of history with a community engagement program focused on bringing university students into creative collaboration with local immigrant youth. The chapter also reflects on the themes of health, illness, and self-care.Less
Ann Marie Wilson has continued to pursue an unconventional academic path since receiving the Prelinger Award in 2007. In this chapter she addresses the importance of interweaving academic study with direct service to local communities, both within her own career and in the training of her students. The chapter traces her intellectual and geographic pathway from San Francisco to Boston to The Hague, the Netherlands, where she combines the teaching of history with a community engagement program focused on bringing university students into creative collaboration with local immigrant youth. The chapter also reflects on the themes of health, illness, and self-care.
Jane South, Judy White, and Mark Gamsu
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447305316
- eISBN:
- 9781447307808
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447305316.003.0002
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter provides a critical overview of the policy context for volunteering and citizen involvement, with a focus on health policy in England. It discusses why community engagement became a core ...
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This chapter provides a critical overview of the policy context for volunteering and citizen involvement, with a focus on health policy in England. It discusses why community engagement became a core theme in public policy and rehearses arguments for active citizenship as a component of democratic renewal. The concept of the ‘Big Society’, a central idea within Coalition policy, is critiqued in the context of major organisational change and retrenchment of public services. Recent developments in public health policy are explored, including the opportunities presented by the transfer of public health to local government. While volunteering more often occurs independently of state activity, the central argument of this chapter is that citizen involvement is undermined by a failure to translate policy rhetoric into mainstream reforms.Less
This chapter provides a critical overview of the policy context for volunteering and citizen involvement, with a focus on health policy in England. It discusses why community engagement became a core theme in public policy and rehearses arguments for active citizenship as a component of democratic renewal. The concept of the ‘Big Society’, a central idea within Coalition policy, is critiqued in the context of major organisational change and retrenchment of public services. Recent developments in public health policy are explored, including the opportunities presented by the transfer of public health to local government. While volunteering more often occurs independently of state activity, the central argument of this chapter is that citizen involvement is undermined by a failure to translate policy rhetoric into mainstream reforms.
