Description
Book SynopsisReframing Community Partnerships in Education provides both the theoretical framework as well as a practical guide to engage educators in interdisciplinary, inter-organizational, multicultural, and multi-generational work to improve the social fabric of communities. Using case examples of best practice, this book explores transformational practices for community development, community building, and civic engagement. Featuring Community Learning Exchange pedagogies adaptable to a wide range of contexts, this book encourages educatorsthrough use of participatory practices and a collective leadership modelto build stronger communities and advance learning for all.
Trade Review"In my district, the practices revealed in this book have already made a positive impact on our future leaders and, more importantly, on our students. The community engagement strategies embedded in the ‘Community Learning Exchange’ brand of teaching, learning, and leading are dynamic, authentic, and revolutionary. This author team has provided the tools to support our community and district for the betterment of all!"
--Mark Eads, Superintendent of San Marcos CISD, USA
"Readers will enjoy this unique look at how ‘Community Learning Exchanges’ change the way in which families, schools, and communities work together to create positive outcomes for their children. The authors bring forth the value of transformational leadership and highlight the importance of ‘telling stories’ to convey community change. They dare readers to listen deeply to and learn from stories of people and places, in order to truly understand the solutions waiting to be discovered, together."
--Carla D. Thompson, Vice President for Program Strategy, W. K. Kellogg Foundation
"The book will be of interest to those engaged in community development and especially adult educators who wish to develop models of democratising teaching and learning."
-- Isolbel Hawthorne-Steele, The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Part 1: The Ideas Behind the Action
Chapter 1: The Community Learning Exchange
Chapter 2: Meaning Making, Axioms, and Ecologies for Engagement
Chapter 3: A Theory of Change in Action
Part 2: The Work
Chapter 4: Storytelling: Stories of Impact
Chapter 5: Storymaking: Making Sense of the Lived Experiences
Part 3: Dynamic-Critical Pedagogies
Chapter 6: Teaching for Learning, Learning to Teach
Chapter 7: Dynamic-Critical Pedagogies of Reflection
Chapter 8: Dynamic-Critical Pedagogies with and in Community
Part 4: Impacts, Reflections, and an Invitation to Action
Chapter 9: Impacts From and Reflection on the CLE Work
Chapter 10: Conclusion and an Invitation to Action
Appendix
Additional Resources
About the Authors
