Co-Learning in Higher Education

Edward P. St. John is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, USA.

"Edward St. John and his associates have provided both a rear-view mirror to look at important character in the drama of campus and community over more than a half century and a blue print to continue into the future. The autobiographical essays and commentaries are simultaneously apart and a part of a collective biography of how a network of colleagues and friends have been participant-observers in the kinds of thoughtful initiatives that work to turn the university as a "knowledge factory" into a home for informed, principled social and educational reform. Co-Learning in Higher Education goes beyond the obvious and into the essence of what our educational institutions and communities should strive to be and do."John Thelin, Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy, University of Kentucky "Essential reading for any person who cares about improving social and economic inequalities in schools and colleges. The book illustrates how economic and social policy have influenced educational policy, deepening inequalities. It challenges readers to set aside assumptions and reimagine a future which lifts up communities and rising generations. "Malisa Lee, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Fresno State University"Co-Learning in Higher Education is a book for our times. St. John and colleagues have penned a thoughtful primer on what citizens need to do as we confront a potpourri of problems in the 21st century. Their point is not simply to think about inequity, but develop ways that create a better future. Thoughtful. Powerful. Timely."William G. Tierney, University Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California "Edward P. St. John is one of a very small number of scholars who approaches problems of social policy from a foundation of well-reflected human values and beliefs. More than that: he has cultivated a shared conversation on it with diverse peers and thought-leaders and invites us with this book to listen in. Engrossing!" Heinz Deiter Meyer, Professor of Education, University at Albany

• PrefaceChapter 1 Contexts for Co-LearningCo-case contributors: Nick K. Gera, Patricia A. Somers, and Lijing Yang Part I Community WellbeingChapter 2 Foundations for Co-LearningCo-case contributors: Cathleen Field Fenstermacher, Stacy A. Jacob, Alan Scott Lee, John Russell-Curry, Patricia A. Somers, and Ontario S. WoodenChapter 3 Educational Policy and LeadershipCo-case contributors: Leetta Allen-Haynes, Donaldo Batiste, Luis Mirón, and Maureen B. St. JohnChapter 4 Promoting Community WellbeingCo-case contributors: Rick Dalton, Nate Daun-Barnett, Jerry Drane, Cliona Hannon, Tami L. Moore, and Jesús SolisPart II Engaged ScholarshipChapter 5 Seeking Social JusticeCo-case contributors: John Burkhardt, James Heft, Jeannine Kranzow, Megan Moore-Gardner, and Jenny SmallChapter 6 PraxisCo-case contributors: Bart Anderson, Judith Chapin-Kjelstrom, Amy S. Fisher, Pamela Felder-Small, and Marybeth GasmanChapter 7 Supporting Rising Generations Co-case contributors: Feven Girmay, Penny A. Pasque, Gilia Smith, and Caroline TurnerPart III Creating FuturesChapter 8 Reimagining PathwaysCo-case contributors: Shirley Ort, Pauline Reynolds, Patricia Somers, and Denis St. JohnChapter 9 Histories and FuturesCo-case contributors: Jeffrey Bardzell, Wang Chen, Roger Hagan, Jerry Pattengale, and Elias SamuelsChapter 10 Generations RisingCo-case contributors: Dorothea and James Brady, Feven Girmay, and Jon ReidelContributor BiographiesIndex