Embracing Risk and Promise for Student Engagement: Incorporating Experiential Teaching Methods in a Community Psychology Course |
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Authors: | Nickki Pearce Dawes |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA |
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Abstract: | This article is a narrative from the field about the redesign of a community psychology course to integrate a partnership with a community-based activism program. The narrative highlights risks and promise associated with the experience and aims to contribute to the literature on community-university partnerships as a mechanism for advancing student learning and civic engagement. A general thesis of this narrative is that embracing both the risks and promises of utilizing this pedagogical approach can help to sustain an instructor’s commitment to this approach. |
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