Emergent Model for Community Engagement: Developing Courses and Programs
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| Title: | Emergent Model for Community Engagement: Developing Courses and Programs |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Spector, Barbara S., Leard, Cyndy S. |
| Source: | Journal of Global Education and Research. Jun 2020 4(1):80-95. |
| Availability: | University of South Florida M3 Center. 8350 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243. Tel: 941-359-4563; Fax: 610-500-5092; e-mail: info@jger.us; Web site: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jger/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Graduate Study, Student Certification, Curriculum Development, Informal Education, Science Education, Environmental Education, Professional Development, Communities of Practice, Models, Program Development, Educational Benefits |
| Geographic Terms: | Florida |
| ISSN: | 2577-5081 |
| Abstract: | This retrospective emergent design qualitative evaluation study documents the development of a unique model for community engagement and engaged scholarship in higher education. The primary novel aspect of the model is participatory involvement of both the target audience for the program and representatives of various stakeholder groups who initiated, conceptualized, tested, assessed, and evaluated the courses and program with the professor. Members of the target audience and stakeholder groups also recruited participants, contributed to refining the courses and program to meet the needs of the stakeholder groups, and contributed to redesigning courses for online learning. The model emerged while developing and evaluating the "Informal Science Institutions Environmental Education Graduate Certificate Program (ISI Program)" at the University of South Florida. Garnering the resources of a previously untapped audience, the informal science education (ISE) community, presented the university with a way to increase enrollment. Also reported are sample benefits accrued to learners in the program, to the ISI community, to the community at large, and additional benefits to the University. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1300775 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This retrospective emergent design qualitative evaluation study documents the development of a unique model for community engagement and engaged scholarship in higher education. The primary novel aspect of the model is participatory involvement of both the target audience for the program and representatives of various stakeholder groups who initiated, conceptualized, tested, assessed, and evaluated the courses and program with the professor. Members of the target audience and stakeholder groups also recruited participants, contributed to refining the courses and program to meet the needs of the stakeholder groups, and contributed to redesigning courses for online learning. The model emerged while developing and evaluating the "Informal Science Institutions Environmental Education Graduate Certificate Program (ISI Program)" at the University of South Florida. Garnering the resources of a previously untapped audience, the informal science education (ISE) community, presented the university with a way to increase enrollment. Also reported are sample benefits accrued to learners in the program, to the ISI community, to the community at large, and additional benefits to the University. |
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| ISSN: | 2577-5081 |
