Dismantling the ivory tower: Engaging geographers in University-Community Partnerships

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-444

  Klein, Phil ^a   Fatima, Munazza ^b   McEwen, Lindsey ^c   Moser, Susanne C ^d   Schmidt, Deanna ^e   Zupan, Sandra ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Engaged learning; Geography; Service learning; Third mission

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 79960802240     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2011.576337     Document Type: Review

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