Social Change, Public Policy, and Community Collaborations: Training Human Development Professionals For the Twenty-First Century

by Penny A. Ralston (Editor), Richard M. Lerner (Editor), Ann K. Mullis (Editor), Coby B. Simerly (Editor), John P. Murray (Editor)

Overview

Lawton Chiles GovernorofFlorida, 1991-1998 Social Change, Public Policy and Community Collaborations: Training Human Development Professionalsfor the Twenty-First Century is more than the name of the Third National Applied Developmental Science Conference; it is more than the name of a book prepared from the proceedings of this conference. It describes one of the largest and most complex challenges facing state government, higher education and communities in the coming decade. The answer to this challenge will not be found in a college or program in our higher education institution nor in laws conceived and written in state capitals. The answers to this challenge are to be found at the place where academia, public policy, and communities meet. The problems and issues that are facing our children and families will require that all the players work together to develop community-driven programs, designed and evaluated using current research and staffed by highly trained professionals. It will be critical that academia, policy makers, legislators, and community members work together to ensure that the programs we design work. We must ensure that research is being conducted so that programs that work better are continued and programs that don't are stopped.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461546535
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/06/2012
Series:	International Series in Outreach Scholarship , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

Section I Introduction: A View of the Issues.- 1. Training Human Development Professionals in Public Policy and Community Collaboration: A View of the Issues.- Section II Dimensions of Training and Community Collaboration.- 2. The Future of Public Policy Engagement: Preparing Human Sciences Undergraduates for Emerging Roles.- 3. Scholarship Reconsidered: A Functional Core for Graduate Curricula.- 4. Creating Communities of Practice for Experiential Learning in Policy Studies.- 5. Antidotes for Arrogance: Training Applied Developmental Scientists in Public Policy Contexts.- 6. As We Sow … A Pragmatic Analysis of How to Build Successful Partnerships between the University and the Larger Community.- 7. The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium: A University of Minnesota/Community Partnership.- Section III Contemporary Challenges: Community and University Perspectives.- 8. The Role of Higher Education in Social Change, Public Policy and Community Collaboration.- 9. Fostering Linkages with the University in Public Policy Engagement.- 10. Public Policy: Roles for Faculty.- 11. Implementing Public Policy Education: The Role of the School or College.- 12. Implementing Public Policy Education: The Role of the University.- 13. Funding Opportunities for Applied Developmental Science.- 14. Universities in the Community: The Role of Trusts and Foundations as Facilitators for Social Change.- Afterword.- Catherine J. Ross.- James C. Votruba.- Appendix A Curriculum.- Appendix B Experiential Learning.- Appendix C Changing University Culture.- Appendix D Funding Opportunities.- Indexes.- Name.- Subject.