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Principles and Profiles of Exemplary Partnerships with Community Agencies

Chapter in:

Building Partnerships for Service-Learning

Author:

Susan R. Jones

Publication Date:

2003

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass Publishers

Journal Issue:

p.151-173

Pages:

Abstract:

This chapter examines some of the ways that authentic reciprocal partnerships between universities and community service agencies are created and sustained. The author examines characteristics which allow such partnerships which include time, fit, attention to power dynamics, communication, acknowledging expertise, and evaluation and assessment. Several profiles of successful partnerships are included to illustrate how these characteristics work in practice.

Call Number:

115/B/JON/2003

Sector:

HE Sector

Library Item Type:

Print resource - book chapter