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Author: Pat Crawford ,
Brett Berquist
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Imprint: Michigan State University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9781611863482
ISBN 10: 1611863481
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 01 March 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of community-engaged programming abroad poses great challenges to study abroad practitioners.Crawford and Berquist offer a very helpful framework as well as highly insightful program cases from one of the visionary trailblazers in this field--Michigan State University. This book provides the tools to inform a broad range of community-engaged programming design choices. --MICHAEL GROSSPIETSCH, Executive Director, Global Engagement Institute
Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of community-engaged programming abroad poses great challenges to study abroad practitioners. Crawford and Berquist offer a very helpful framework as well as highly insightful program cases from one of the visionary trailblazers in this field—Michigan State University. This book provides the tools to inform a broad range of community-engaged programming design choices. — Michael Grosspietsch, Executive Director, Global Engagement Institute Countless personal testimonies attest that study abroad is a life-changing experience. Recent empirical evidence affirms these claims, suggesting that studying in another country qualifies as a developmentally powerful high-impact activity. Moreover, participating in a community-engaged service project while away tends to boost the positive benefits students realize. Doing international community-engaged service is complicated and challenging on many levels. Fortunately, the contributors to this timely, much-needed volume share valuable, insightful, and actionable lessons from the trenches to inform and guide this betterment work. — George D. Kuh, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus, School of Education, Indiana University This collection provides a unique in-depth and longitudinal insight into one U.S. institution’s journey in considering and developing models for substantive, rigorous, and ethical engagement abroad. As an early pioneer and leader in short-term and faculty-led programs abroad, Michigan State University’s lessons learned and the case studies shared in this book provide an invaluable collection of perspectives from instructors and administrators alike. The many perspectives represented and questions asked result in a singular contribution to the international education field. — Martha Johnson, Assistant Dean, Learning Abroad Center, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota
Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of community-engaged programming abroad poses great challenges to study abroad practitioners.Crawford and Berquist offer a very helpful framework as well as highly insightful program cases from one of the visionary trailblazers in this field--Michigan State University. This book provides the tools to inform a broad range of community-engaged programming design choices. --MICHAEL GROSSPIETSCH, Executive Director, Global Engagement Institute
Countless personal testimonies attest that study abroad is a life-changing experience. Recent empirical evidence affirms these claims, suggesting that studying in another country qualifies as a developmentally powerful high-impact activity. Moreover, participating in a community-engaged service project while away tends to boost the positive benefits students realize. Doing international community-engaged service is complicated and challenging on many levels. Fortunately, the contributors to this timely, much-needed volume share valuable, insightful, and actionable lessons from the trenches to inform and guide this betterment work.-- ""George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, School of Education, Indiana University"" (3/1/2020 12:00:00 AM) Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of community-engaged programming abroad poses great challenges to study abroad practitioners. Crawford and Berquist offer a very helpful framework as well as highly insightful program cases from one of the visionary trailblazers in this field--Michigan State University. This book provides the tools to inform a broad range of community-engaged programming design choices.-- ""Michael Grosspietsch, Executive Director, Global Engagement Institute"" (3/1/2020 12:00:00 AM) This collection provides a unique in-depth and longitudinal insight into one U.S. institution's journey in considering and developing models for substantive, rigorous, and ethical engagement abroad. As an early pioneer and leader in short-term and faculty-led programs abroad, Michigan State University's lessons learned and the case studies shared in this book provide an invaluable collection of perspectives from instructors and administrators alike. The many perspectives represented and questions asked result in a singular contribution to the international education field.-- ""Martha Johnson, Assistant Dean, Learning Abroad Center, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, University of Minnesota"" (3/1/2020 12:00:00 AM) ""Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of community-engaged programming abroad poses great challenges to study abroad practitioners.Crawford and Berquist offer a very helpful framework as well as highly insightful program cases from one of the visionary trailblazers in this field--Michigan State University. This book provides the tools to inform a broad range of community-engaged programming design choices."" --MICHAEL GROSSPIETSCH, Executive Director, Global Engagement Institute
Author Information
PAT CRAWFORD is the Director of the School of Design at South Dakota State University and past Associate Director of the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University. BRETT BERQUIST leads international strategy and operations as Director International at the University of Auckland.
