Collaboration among two or more academic disciplines to investigate a central problem, inquiry, or theme.
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Leveraging Partnerships to Support Community-Based Learning in a College of Education
Danielle E. Dani (Ohio University, USA), Min Lun Wu (Ohio University, USA), Sara L. Hartman (Ohio University, USA), Greg Kessler (Ohio University, USA), Theda Marie Gibbs Grey (Ohio University, USA), Chang Liu (Ohio University, USA), and Julie Barnhart Francis (Ohio University, USA)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 32
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch003
Abstract
This chapter presents a model for leveraging community engagement to support learning in higher education institutions. The model capitalizes on bi-directional and mutually beneficial school-university and university-community partnerships. It purposefully attends to local societal problem-solving. The model uses collaborative and problem-based learning as pedagogical approaches to promote interdisciplinary learning in and about the local and regional community. The chapter provides examples of how this model was applied in third space; utilized the distributed expertise of faculty, students, and community organizations and professionals; and developed technology-enhanced products and processes that impact formal and informal learning of individuals in P-24 and beyond.