Read Online Alongside Community: Learning in Service DOC
Professor, community psychologist and 6x book author wrote and edited this step-by-step guide to help prepare social science students to be democratic citizens. The book begins by exploring the theoretical issues of helping others, including social identity, values, and power. Part two examines methods; interventions; and sociopolitical issues that inevitably arise for those who strive to create social change including issues of race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexual orientation, mental health, educational and environmental justice along with suggestions on how to address these issues. Part three explores how to measure the impact of community service on major stakeholders including student, faculty, college and community agency and ends with reflections and suggestions on how to be a lifelong civically engaged citizen.Educators, community partners and students new to community service will find new ideas on how to engage in more socially just focused helping.
