Global Citizenship for the Non-Traditional Student
After taking students from The Ohio State University at Newark to Berlin and New Orleans, we recognized the many obstacles nontraditional students face in participating in such programs, and we sought...
View ArticleA Five-Step Model for “Unconventional Engagement”
Why subject third graders to the scrutiny of scholars at an academic conference? As one example of “unconventional engagement,” The Oakdale Eagle, a newsletter established in 2011 as a result of a...
View ArticlePartnership Process Guidelines: Social Work Perspectives on Creating and...
The authors, representing community practitioners, faculty, students, and administration, collaborated to produce guidelines for university-community partnerships that reflect social work’s commitment...
View ArticleUsing Garden-Based Service-Learning to Work Toward Food Justice, Better...
In this article, we present several approaches for using garden-based service-learning to work toward food justice, better educate undergraduate students, and strengthen campus-community ties. We...
View ArticleCatalyst for Democracy? Outcomes and Processes in Community-University...
Regional colleges and universities are unique in their historic commitment to serve the economic, social, and cultural interests of particular communities. Drawing on the findings of a multi-site case...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Importance of the Community Partner Role at NOSC 2012
NOSC 2012 had many firsts, including the largest conference in the organization’s 13-year history and the highest number of community partner participants. But the real breakthrough was the emerging...
View ArticleStudent Voices: Research Socialization: One of the Major Benefits of the 2012...
As a professional conference that brought hundreds of scholars at various levels, community partners, and students together in common purpose, NOSC 2012 proved to be an unusually rich experience for...
View ArticleCollaborating for Improved Delivery of Health Care Services in the Horse...
This research describes the collaboration between the University of Louisville School of Nursing, the Latin and Latino Studies Program, and the Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund to provide low...
View ArticleRevitalizing the First-Suburbs: The Importance of the Social...
This article examines the link between social capital and community development. The purpose is to increase the understanding of social capital and its role and function in the neighborhood...
View ArticleMaking It Real Through Transformative Scholarship, Service-Learning, and a...
HIV/AIDS is increasingly common in the U.S. South, especially among young people. This article describes a sociology course on HIV/AIDS for college students at the University of Alabama that sought to...
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