Community resilience, universities and engaged research for today's world /

The increasing development of partnerships between universities and communities allows the research of academics to become engaged with those around them. This book highlights several case studies from a range of disciplines, such as psychology, social work and education to explore how these mutuall...

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Other Authors: Madsen, Wendy, 1963- (Editor), Costigan, Lynette (Editor), McNicol, Sarah (Lecturer in biology) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Series:Palgrave pivot.
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Table of Contents:
  • Weaving together the strands of engaged research and community resilience / Wendy Madsen and Madonna Chesham
  • Engaged research in action : informing sexual and domestic violence practice and prevention / Kathy Prentice and Tania Signal
  • Engaging with the past : reflecting on resilience from community oral history projects / Wendy Madsen, Sarah McNicol and Cathy O'Mullan
  • Keeping afloat after the floods : engaged evaluation of a school-based arts project to promote recovery / Wendy Madsen, Madonna Chesham and Shelley Pisani
  • Making space for community learning : engaged research with teacher aides in disadvantaged schools / Kerry Aprile and Helen Huntly
  • Trailblazing and extending emergency service education : a journey of engaged research and partnership building / Helen Keen-Dyer, Wendy Madsen and Andrew Short
  • Resilience of the horticultural community : engaged researchers promoting productivity and profitability / Phil Brown and Talitha Best.