Experiential Learning and Community

Examining the University's Teaching Mission

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Institutional autonomy, private interests, and relevance are central themes in the evolving discourse on the nature and role of higher education. Whether pushing institutions to become more responsive to industry and labour market demands or resisting these very pressures, leaders and policymakers insist that universities must adapt. Experiential Learning and Community explores the changing role of the university, with a particular focus on how the rise of experiential learning (EL) is reshaping teaching and learning.Through the lens of EL, universities are balancing two core principles: fostering an engaged citizenry and democracy, while also equipping learners with the skills needed for a prosperous economy. As EL rapidly expands in various forms – such as work-integrated learning like co-ops and internships, as well as community-engaged student placements such as service learning – universities are extending their reach far beyond the campus. The book asks: Should universities fully embrace EL? If so, how can institutions and faculty adapt to this fundamental shift in their core mission? Are community partners now equal collaborators with a voice in pedagogy and curriculum? And perhaps most importantly, are students better served by this emergent EL approach to teaching and learning? Experiential Learning and Community addresses these questions when universities, communities, and learners urgently need answers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-16
Mått:158 x 236 x 19 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781487565862

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Michael Buzzelli is director of the Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance at the University of Western Ontario.

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"Experiential Learning and Community is an expansive volume examining the conceptual, policy, and pedagogical dimensions of immersive higher education. The book’s encompassing approach places a variety of practices and debates into dialogue, constructively advancing our understanding of both experiential learning and place-based university practice."

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations1. Introduction: Experiential Learning in TownMichael BuzzelliPart 1: Learners and the Intra-Institutional Lens2. Moving beyond Simplistic Perspectives on Experiential Learning and Graduate EmployabilityVille Björck3. When Logics Collide: Experiential Learning and Intra-Institutional DynamicsEmerson LaCroix4. Mission on the Fly? Experiential Learning in Search of Principles and EthicsMichael BuzzelliPart 2: Partners and Networks in the Community5. On Experiential Learning through Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, and Social Entrepreneurship in Canadian Universities: An Institutional Complexity PerspectivePeter Milley6. Actively Involving Primary Stakeholders in Experiential LearningCatherine M. Giroux, Kaylee Eady, and Katherine A. Moreau7. Dismantling Colonialism through Indigenous Storytelling, Experiential Learning, and Town-Gown CollaborationCarolyn Bjartveit, Roy Bear Chief, and Hannele Gordon8. Experiential Learning as Community Engagement and the Need to Attend to EquityRebecca Collins-Nelsen, Hannah Egert, John Maclachlan, and Sandeep RahaPart 3: EL and Local Governance9. Recasting Master's Level Geographical Education through Experiential Learning: University-Community Connections for Social Development and Environmental Protection in the Emilia-Romagna Region of ItalyElisa Magnani, Matteo Proto, and Michele Manocchi10. Experiential Learning for Sustainability: Grand Challenges and Local CommunitiesGuus Dix, Corelia Baibarac-Duignan, and Ben Jongbloed11. A Dance of Dilemmas: The Local-Global Possibilities of Experiential Learning in Higher Education for Sustainable DevelopmentMarin MacLeod, Moni Kim, and Perri Termine1 2. Afterword ContributorsIndex