Social Change, Public Policy, and Community Collaborations

Lawton Chiles GovernorofFlorida, 1991-1998 Social Change, Public Policy and Community Collaborations: Training Human Development Professionalsfor the Twenty-First Century is more than the name of the Third National Applied Developmental Science Conference; it is more than the name of a book prepared from the proceedings of this conference. It describes one of the largest and most complex challenges facing state government, higher education and communities in the coming decade. The answer to this challenge will not be found in a college or program in our higher education institution nor in laws conceived and written in state capitals. The answers to this challenge are to be found at the place where academia, public policy, and communities meet. The problems and issues that are facing our children and families will require that all the players work together to develop community-driven programs, designed and evaluated using current research and staffed by highly trained professionals. It will be critical that academia, policy makers, legislators, and community members work together to ensure that the programs we design work. We must ensure that research is being conducted so that programs that work better are continued and programs that don't are stopped.

Presents scholarship aimed at changing the character of graduate and undergraduate education in human development-related disciplines. This book provides a different vision for reforming the nature of higher education by promoting co-learning and collaboration between universities and the communities they serve.

InhaltsangabeList of Figures. List of Contributors. Foreword; L. Chiles. Preface. Section I: Introduction: A View of the Issues. 1. Training Human Development Professionals in Public Policy and Community Collaboration: A View of the Issues; R. Lerner, et al. Section II: Dimensions of Training and Community Collaboration. 2. The Future of Public Policy Engagement: Preparing Human Sciences Undergraduates for Emerging Roles; C. Ley. 3. Scholarship Reconsidered: A Functional Core for Graduate Curricula; K.E. Craig, J.M. Laughlin. 4. Creating Communities of Practice for Experiential Learning in Policy Studies; C. McClintock. 5. Antidotes for Arrogance: Training Applied Developmental Scientists in Public Policy Contexts; B.L. Wilcox. 6. As We Sow. A Pragmatic Analysis of How to Build Successful Partnerships between the University and the Larger Community; B. Smith. 7. The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium: A University of Minnesota/Community Partnership; M.F. Erickson, R.A. Weinberg. Section III: Contemporary Challenges: Community and University Perspectives. 8. The Role of Higher Education in Social Change, Public Policy and Community Collaboration; W.J. Blechman. 9. Fostering Linkages with the University in Public Policy Engagement; J. Levine, B. Ash. 10. Public Policy: Roles for Faculty; C. Pratt. 11. Implementing Public Policy Education: The Role of the School or College; C. McClintock. 12. Implementing Public Policy Education: The Role of the University; J.C. Votruba. 13. Funding Opportunities for AppliedDevelopmental Science; L.R. Sherrod. 14. Universities in the Community: The Role of Trusts and Foundations as Facilitators for Social Change; U. Schuermann. Afterword; C.J. Ross, J.C. Votruba. Appendices. Indexes.