David J. Maurrasse

Beyond the Campus

How Colleges and Universities Form Partnerships with their Communities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The role of the university and its relationship to the community has long been a highly debated topic among educators, administrators, and local business leaders. David J. Maurrasse offers a passionate appeal for community partnerships. Going further than a simple explanation of the problems at hand, Beyond the Campus offers a road map for both universities and local institutions to work together for the good of their communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780415926225
• ISBN-10: 041592622X
• Artikelnr.: 21423542

Autorenporträt

David J. Maurrasse is Assistant Professor in the Department of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: The Mission of Higher
Education Chapter 2: Have Ivory Tower, Will Travel: The University of
Pennsylvania and West Philadelphia Chapter 3: Living Up to a People's
University: San Francisco State University and the City of San Francisco
Chapter 4: Community in the Roots: Xavier University and New Orleans
Chapter 5: Just Getting By: Hostos Community College and the South Bronx
Chapter 6: Comparisons and Conclusions Index