Publisher's Synopsis
To embed civic engagement as a more fundamental element of higher education′s identity, strong and informed leadership is needed from those who shape our institutions. Public Work and the Academy provides academic leaders with a resource to increase their fluency with and ability to lead service–learning and civic engagement efforts on their campuses, with their peers, and throughout higher education. It is written specifically for academic leaders— chief academic officers, provosts, deans, and division and department chairs— who have significant responsibility for their campus′s academic programs.
Offering a wide variety of topics and case studies, as well as a resources section of helpful publications, web sites, consultants, and networks, this book allows readers to focus on the specific issues and types of institutions most applicable to them.
Public Work and the Academy encourages both reflection and action on the part of academic leaders (and their faculty) seeking to make service–learning and civic engagement part of their unique campus contexts.
