Student Development and Social Justice
Author | : Tessa Hicks Peterson |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2017-09-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783319574578 |
ISBN-13 | : 3319574574 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Student Development and Social Justice written by Tessa Hicks Peterson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book weaves together critical components of student development and community building for social justice to prepare students to engage effectively in community-campus partnerships for social change. The author combines diverse theoretical models such as critical pedagogy, asset-based community development, and healing justice with lessons from programs promoting indigenous knowledge, decolonization, and mindfulness. Most importantly, this book links theory to practice, offering service-learning classroom activities, course and community partnership criteria, learning outcomes, and assessment rubrics. It speaks to students, faculty, administrators, and community members who are interested in utilizing community engagement as a vehicle for the development of students and communities towards wellbeing and social justice.