Engaged scholarship

Engaged scholarship is the integration of education with community development. Ethical participatory research in education is introduced to high school and undergraduate curricula to serve the mutual benefit of students, faculty, and the communities that surround and support academic institutions.[1] Engaged scholarship is a type of education, "that can be directly applied to social problems and issues faced by individuals, local communities, organizations, practitioners, and policymakers." [2] Engaged scholarship originates from the perceived disconnect between academic research and practical research and knowledge that can be meaningfully used to solve problems in communities.[3]

Engaged scholarship in practice

A program at UC Berkeley integrates curricula with community-based action for students to develop awareness of the social impact of the work they do in school and their intended profession.[4] The American Cultures Engaged Scholarship initiative includes travel-to and work-with non-profit advocacy or action-based organizations to mobilize student power to help tackle social and environmental problems in the region. More specifically, a program for incoming engineering students integrates environmental justice work with academics that explore the impact that technical actors have on issues of social justice.[5]

Engaged scholarship programs are emerging at a number of universities throughout the United States.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Van de Ven, Andrew H. Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research. Oxford University Press, 2007.
  2. Small, Stephen A., and Lynet Uttal. "Action‐oriented research: Strategies for engaged scholarship." Journal of Marriage and Family 67.4 (2005): 936-948.
  3. Barge, J. Kevin; Shockley-Zalabak, Pamela (2008-08-01). "Engaged Scholarship and the Creation of Useful Organizational Knowledge". Journal of Applied Communication Research. 36 (3): 251–265. doi:10.1080/00909880802172277. ISSN 0090-9882.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://engineering.berkeley.edu/student-life/student-leadership/engineering-scholars
  6. http://www.outreach.psu.edu/engaged-scholarship/
  7. http://www.jhsph.edu/offices-and-services/source/get-involved/community-engaged-scholarship/service-scholars-program.html
  8. http://www.luc.edu/experiential/engaged_scholars.shtml
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