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  • Grassroots Engagement and Social Justice through Cooperative Extension

    Edited by Nia Imani Fields, Timothy J. Shaffer ...
    Series series Transformations in Higher Education
    Grassroots Engagement and Social Justice through Cooperative Extension grows out of a commitment to the belief that Cooperative Extension professionals can and should be deeply engaged with the communities they work in to improve life—individually and collectively. Rooted in an understanding of the history and development of Extension, the authors focus on contemporary efforts to address systemic ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • From Knoxdale to Shannondale

    The Story of Mary Elizabeth Siverling

    by Timothy J. Shaffer ...
    Freddy and Mary Siverling had four children. After having three boys, Mary prayed for their next child to be a girl. When the fourth boy was born, she was convinced God was punishing her for being selfish and not being a good mother. They were finally blessed with having two girls over the next few years. Mary thanked the Lord, not realizing that one should be careful of what they ask.As the two ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Teaching Democratic Ideals to Public Affairs Students

    Findings and Reflections from Diverse Course Designs

    Edited by Thomas Andrew Bryer, Timothy J. Shaffer ...
    Series series Routledge Public Affairs Education
    Contemporary public policy challenges are increasingly called “wicked problems,” or problems that cannot be solved by one sector or one agency of government alone. Solutions to wicked problems often further require the recognition and acceptance of tradeoffs or drawbacks, which might include a cost or sacrifice for the whole of society or a subsection of society. Based on the premise that ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Creating Space for Democracy

    A Primer on Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher Education

    Edited by Timothy J. Shaffer, Nicholas V. Longo ...
    We live in divisive and polarizing times, often remaining in comfortable social bubbles and experiencing few genuine interactions with people who are different or with whom we disagree. Stepping out and turning to one another is difficult but necessary. For our democracy to thrive at a time when we face wicked problems that involve tough trade-offs it is vital that all citizens participate fully ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Deliberative Pedagogy

    Teaching and Learning for Democratic Engagement

    Edited by Nicholas V. Longo, Idit Manosevitch, Timothy J. Shaffer, Maxine S. Thomas ...
    Series series Transformations in Higher Education
    As the public purposes of higher education are being challenged by the increasing pressures of commodification and market-driven principles, Deliberative Pedagogy argues for colleges and universities to be critical spaces for democratic engagement. The authors build upon contemporary research on participatory approaches to teaching and learning while simultaneously offering a robust introduction ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • A Crisis of Civility?

    Political Discourse and Its Discontents

    Edited by Robert G. Boatright, Timothy J. Shaffer, Sarah Sobieraj, Dannagal Goldthwaite Young ...
    The state of political discourse in the United States today has been a subject of concern for many Americans. Political incivility is not merely a problem for political elites; political conversations between American citizens have also become more difficult and tense. The 2016 presidential elections featured campaign rhetoric designed to inflame the general public. Yet the 2016 election was ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

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  • The New Public Service

    Serving, Not Steering

    by Janet V. Denhardt, Robert B. Denhardt ...
    The New Public Service: Serving, not Steering provides a framework for the many voices calling for the reaffirmation of democratic values, citizenship, and service in the public interest. It is organized around a set of seven core principles: (1) serve citizens, not customers; (2) seek the public interest; (3) value citizenship and public service above entrepreneurship; (4) think strategically, ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Educational Leadership at 2050

    Conjectures, Challenges, and Promises

    by Rosemary Papa, Fenwick W. English, Theodore Creighton ...
    This is a practical, bold, no-holds barred look at challenges facing educational leaders and the university programs that prepare them through mid-century. It examines key continuities and discontinuities of current times for school, education, and society. Both practice and preparation occur in contested social space, the implications of which are explored in a post industrial, digital age.The ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Teaching for Democracy in an Age of Economic Disparity

    Edited by Cory Wright-Maley, Trent Davis ...
    Teaching for Democracy in an Age of Economic Disparity addresses the intersections between democratic education and economic inequality in American society. Drawing upon well-established theoretical constructs in the literature on democratic citizenship as well as recent events, this volume outlines the ways in which students can not only be educated about democracy, but become actively engaged in ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Work

    A Critique

    by Steven Vallas ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    This book provides a critical overview of the myriad literatures on “work,” viewed not only as a product of the marketplace but also as a social and political construct. Drawing on theoretical and empirical contributions from sociology, history, economics, and organizational studies, the book brings together perspectives that too often remain balkanized, using each to explore the nature of work ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Presumed Incompetent

    The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia

    Edited by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González, Angela P. Harris ...
    Presumed Incompetent is a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color. Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of color as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Handbook of Community Practice

    Edited by Marie Weil, Michael S. Reisch, Mary L. Ohmer ...
    The Second Edition of The Handbook of Community Practice is expanded and updated with a major global focus and serves as a comprehensive guidebook of community practice grounded in social justice and human rights. It utilizes community and practice theories and encompasses community development, organizing, planning, social change, policy practice, program development, service coordination, ... Read more

    $75.99 USD