Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action: New Paradigms for Crossing the Theory/Practice Divide in Universities and Communities

Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action: New Paradigms for Crossing the Theory/Practice Divide in Universities and Communities
ISBN-10
0792377877
ISBN-13
9780792377870
Category
Education
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2000-04-30
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
William R. Torbert, Francine T. Sherman

Description

In 14 studies from a series of seminars emanating from the Boston College Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships, educators and social scientists promote the theory and practice of a new paradigm of social inquiry and social action that does not separate pure research at a university from messy political action in real-world communities. Among the topics are learning to become an academic-activist with the Merrimack Valley Project, transforming universities to sustain outreach scholarship, seven years of participant research in a transforming community school, a teacher education faculty's self-study seeking social justice, and service- learning as a vehicle in training psychologists for revised professional roles. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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