Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action: New Paradigms for Crossing the Theory/Practice Divide in Universities and Communities
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Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action advances both the theory and practice of a new paradigm of social inquiry and social action that no longer dichotomizes 'pure research' at 'ivory tower' universities from 'messy' political action in 'real world' communities. Emanating from conversations and projects associated with the Boston College Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships, the book provides new models of interdisciplinary collaboration across the theory-practice divide.
Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action is an invaluable resource for foundation and government officials as well as college and university administrators interested in exploring new approaches to teaching and research that take students and faculty into communities and into the various forms of action learning and ethical reflection.
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Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action advances both the theory and practice of a new paradigm of social inquiry and social action that no longer dichotomizes 'pure research' at 'ivory tower' universities from 'messy' political action in 'real world' communities. Emanating from conversations and projects associated with the Boston College Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships, the book provides new models of interdisciplinary collaboration across the theory-practice divide.
Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action is an invaluable resource for foundation and government officials as well as college and university administrators interested in exploring new approaches to teaching and research that take students and faculty into communities and into the various forms of action learning and ethical reflection.
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Foreword. United States Senator John F. Kerry. Foreword: Thinking and Hitting at the Same Time. Professor Martha Minow. Acknowledgments. Author Biographies. 1. Engaging New Forms of Social Inquiry and Social Action; F.T. Sherman, W.R. Torbert. 2. From Data Raider to Democratic Researcher: Learning to Become an Academic-Activist with the Merrimack Valley Project; A. Fairfax. 3. Transforming Universities to Sustain Outreach Scholarship: A Communiqué from the Front; R.M. Lerner. 4. What Is Sacred in a Secular University? A Scenario for the Next Century; S. Bruyn. 5. Transforming Social Science: Integrating Quantitative, Qualitative, and Action Research; W.R. Torbert. 6. Seven Years of Participant Research in a Transforming Community School; M.E. Walsh, et al. 7. Developing Interprofessional Community in Collaborative Settings: Understanding and Refining the Lawyer's Role; J.A. McMorrow. 8. Seeking Social Justice: A Teacher Education Faculty's Self Study; M. Cochran-Smith, et al. 9. The Challenge of Creating a Community of Inquiry Among Scholar-Consultants Critiquing One Another's Theories-In-Practice; W.R. Torbert. 10. Service-Learning as a Vehicle in Training Psychologists for Revised Professional Roles; M. Kenny, L. Gallagher. 11. Action Learning in Leadership for Change: Partnership, Pedagogy, and Projects for Responsible Management Development; S.A. Waddock, E. Spangler. 12. Leadership and Lawyering: Learning New Ways to See Juvenile Justice; F.T. Sherman. 13. The Call to Bridge Knowledge and Action: The Response of the Boson College Doctoral Program in Organization Transformation; W.R. Torbert. 14. Practice, Participatory Research and Creative Research Designs: The Evolution of Ethical Guidelines for Research; W. Haney, M. Brinton Lykes. Index.