Description:"Originally published as a special issue of Christian Higher Education, this volume showcases diverse forms of community engagement work carried out by faith-based colleges and universities throughout the US. Acknowledging the rise of community engagement as a contemporary expression of a longstanding civic impulse, Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education explores how religious mission and identity animate institutional practice across various forms of Catholic and Protestant Higher Education. Offering perspectives from faculty members, administrators, and community partners at nine different US institutions, chapters highlight effective initiatives that have been actively implemented in rural, urban, and suburban contexts to meet local needs and serve the public good. With a focus on practical community work, the text demonstrates the very concrete ways in which Christian values can inform and foster community engagement. This volume will of interest to scholar-practitioners, researchers, and academics in the fields of higher education, sociology of education, religious education, and practical theology. More broadly, the text offers important insights for faith leaders and the faculty of faith-based institutions exploring issues of community, identity, and shared purpose. P. Jesse Rine is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Master of Science Program in Higher Education Administration in the School of Education, Duquesne University, USA. Sandra Qui�nones is Associate Professor of Literacy Education and Director of the Professional Doctorate Program in Educational Technology in the School of Education, Duquesne University, USA"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education: Enacting Institutional Mission for the Public Good (Routledge Research in Higher Education). To get started finding Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education: Enacting Institutional Mission for the Public Good (Routledge Research in Higher Education), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education: Enacting Institutional Mission for the Public Good (Routledge Research in Higher Education)
Description: "Originally published as a special issue of Christian Higher Education, this volume showcases diverse forms of community engagement work carried out by faith-based colleges and universities throughout the US. Acknowledging the rise of community engagement as a contemporary expression of a longstanding civic impulse, Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education explores how religious mission and identity animate institutional practice across various forms of Catholic and Protestant Higher Education. Offering perspectives from faculty members, administrators, and community partners at nine different US institutions, chapters highlight effective initiatives that have been actively implemented in rural, urban, and suburban contexts to meet local needs and serve the public good. With a focus on practical community work, the text demonstrates the very concrete ways in which Christian values can inform and foster community engagement. This volume will of interest to scholar-practitioners, researchers, and academics in the fields of higher education, sociology of education, religious education, and practical theology. More broadly, the text offers important insights for faith leaders and the faculty of faith-based institutions exploring issues of community, identity, and shared purpose. P. Jesse Rine is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Master of Science Program in Higher Education Administration in the School of Education, Duquesne University, USA. Sandra Qui�nones is Associate Professor of Literacy Education and Director of the Professional Doctorate Program in Educational Technology in the School of Education, Duquesne University, USA"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education: Enacting Institutional Mission for the Public Good (Routledge Research in Higher Education). To get started finding Community Engagement in Christian Higher Education: Enacting Institutional Mission for the Public Good (Routledge Research in Higher Education), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.