Research Guides: Academic Achievement through Community Engagement (QEP): Theory and History

Subject Librarian

Anne Zwicky

Subjects: Children's Literature, Education, English, Gender Studies, Higher Education, News

Other Institutions' QEP Literature Reviews

Radford University QEP: Scholar-Citizen
See section IV for literature review. See "Quality Enhancement through Community Engagement at Radford University" for a follow-up.
Texas State University -- San Marcos QEP: Personalized Academic and Career Exploration
See section V for the literature review.
Georgia Perimeter College QEP: Engagement
See section beginning on page 27 for literature review.

Experiential Learning Theory

How We Think by John Dewey
Publication Date: 1910
OFTEN CITED FOR ITS FOCUS ON REFLECTION AND LEARNING.
Dewey, John. How We Think. Boston: D.C. Heath & Co, 1910. Print.
Experience and Education by John Dewey
Call Number: LB875 .D3943 1963
Publication Date: 1938
OFTEN CITED FOR ITS GROUNDBREAKING FOCUS ON EXPERIENCE AS AN IMPORTANT FORM OF EDUCATION.
Dewey, John. Experience and Education. New York: Macmillan, 1938. Print.
Learning Styles And Learning Spaces: Enhancing Experiential Learning In Higher Education by Kolb, Alice Y., and David A. Kolb
Publication Date: 2005
KOLB DID GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN THE '80'S; THIS SUMMARIZES AND CITES IT.
Kolb, Alice Y., and David A. Kolb. "Learning Styles And Learning Spaces: Enhancing Experiential Learning In Higher Education." Academy Of Management Learning & Education 4.2 (2005): 193-212. Business Source Complete. Web. 10 June 2015.

University/Community Engagement History

Reviving and Revising the Civic Mission: a Radical Re-imagining of 'Civic Engagement' by Tessa Hicks Peterson
Publication Date: 2015
EXCELLENT ARTICLE. INCLUDES BRIEF HISTORY INFORMATION IN FIRST TWO PAGES. EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Peterson, Tessa Hicks. "Reviving and Revising the Civic Mission: a Radical Re-imagining of 'Civic Engagement.'" Metropolitan Universities 25.3 (2015): 17 - 30. Web. 25 June 2015.
A History of Change in the Third Mission of Higher Education: The Evolution of One-way Service to Interactive Engagement. by ROPER, C., HIRTH, M.
Publication Date: 2005
GOOD HISTORIC OVERVIEW THROUGH THE CENTURIES.
ROPER, C., HIRTH, M.. A History of Change in the Third Mission of Higher Education: The Evolution of One-way Service to Interactive Engagement. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, North America, 10, Apr. 2005. Date accessed: 10 Jun. 2015.
The Scholarship of Engagement by BOYER, E.
Publication Date: 1996
FREQUENTLY CITED OVERVIEW BY GROUND-BREAKING FIGURE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
BOYER, E.. The Scholarship of Engagement. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, North America, 1, Jan. 1996. Date accessed: 10 Jun. 2015.
Community Engagement and Boundary-Spanning Roles at Research Universities by David J. Weerts. and Lorilee R. Sandmann
Publication Date: 2010
GREAT REVIEW ON EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
David J. Weerts. and Lorilee R. Sandmann. "Community Engagement and Boundary-Spanning Roles at Research Universities." The Journal of Higher Education 81.6 (2010): 702-727. Project MUSE. Web. 10 Jun. 2015. .
Community As Classroom
Publication Date: 2014
FOCUSES MOSTLY ON SERVICE LEARNING, BUT INCLUDES SOME GENERAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION.
"Community As Classroom." ASHE Higher Education Report 40.2 (2014): 39-63. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 10 June 2015.
References [including for Community as Classroom]
Publication Date: 2014
SEE ARTICLE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
"References." ASHE Higher Education Report 40.2 (2014): 101-118. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 10 June 2015.