Research, Advocacy, and Political Engagement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Through Service Learning (Service Learning for Civic Engagement Series)

285 Pages·2008·1.11 MB·English

by  Sally Tannenbaum

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RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
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R E S E A R C H ,
A D V O C A C Y , A N D
P O L I T I C A L
E N G A G E M E N T
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Through Service Learning
Edited by
Sally Cahill Tannenbaum
STERLING, VIRGINIA
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
FOREWORD xiii
RobertA.Corrigan
ABOUT THIS SERIES xvii
GeraldS.Eisman
INTRODUCTION xxi
SallyCahillTannenbaum
ACTIVITY/METHODOLOGY TABLE xxix
CONTRIBUTORS xxxv
SECTION ONE: TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO
1
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
1
BEYOND SERVICE
3
Community-BasedResearchandPoliticalEngagement
CoreyCook
2 23
COMMUNICATION IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
BridgingTheoryandPractice
SallyCahillTannenbaum
3
SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THE SACRAMENTO STATE
38
ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE REGION
AmyQiaomingLiu,OtisScott,JosephSheley,FrankWhitlatch,
ErnestCowles,andManuelBarajas
4 53
MAKING THE CENSUS COUNT
Learning,Service,andPoliticalEngagement
PeterTannenbaumandSallyCahillTannenbaum
vii
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viii CONTENTS
SECTION TWO: PROVIDING A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
69
TO POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
5 71
THE ECONOMICS OF COMMUNITY ACTION
ApplyingCost-BenefitAnalysistoLocalPublicPolicy
GregHunter
6
SELECTED CASE EXAMPLES OF SERVICE LEARNING IN
BUSINESS
82
SocialEntrepreneurshipinAction
RichardL.McClineandGeraldS.Eisman
SECTION THREE: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
101
THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVISM
7 103
COMMUNICATING COMMUNITY
EngagingSiliconValleyThroughStudentActivism
AnneMarieToddandDeannaL.Fassett
8
THE POLITICS OF SERVICE LEARNING IN
128
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES
AddressingSocialInjusticesThroughActivism
NatalieWilson
9
USING SERVICE LEARNING TO CHANGE SOCIAL
144
STRUCTURE
TheGulfCoastCivicWorksProject
ScottMyers-Lipton
SECTION FOUR: TEACHING OTHERS THROUGH
159
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
10 161
MEDIA MENTORS
NurturingDemocraticIdealsAmongHighSchoolJournalists
LindaBowen
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO CIVIC SKILL
183
DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE LEARNING
MaryKirlin
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CONTENTS ix
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DEVELOPING TEACHERS’ ABILITY TO SHARE
197
LEADERSHIP
KristeenL.Pemberton
13
SERVICE LEARNING THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO
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PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY DECISION MAKING
KimKnowles-Yanez
243
INDEX
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