scholarly journals Doing community geography

GeoJournal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Fischer ◽  
Daniel Block ◽  
Amber Bosse ◽  
Timothy L. Hawthorne ◽  
Jin-Kyu Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Geographical Research ◽  
Research Programs

AbstractCommunity Geography offers researchers, community groups, and students opportunities to engage in action oriented applied geographical research. Creating and sustaining these research programs can be challenging, programs can involve many partners from both academic and the community, have different goals and purposes, and utilize a variety of methods to perform research. In this paper we offer a framework of three primary overarching principles for implementing CG projects; (1) Who, (2) Why, and (3) How. (1) “Who” describes who is involved in CG, including researchers, community partners, academic institutions, (2) “Why” describes the justifications and benefits of taking this approach. (3) “How” explains how CG borrows methodologies from many disciplines within geography and beyond. Our examples are not exhaustive; rather, they serve as starting points to inspire researchers interested in CG.

Let the Sun Shine In

2015 ◽  
pp. 157-178
Author(s):  
Cindy Pierard ◽  
Josefine Smith ◽  
Caitlin Wells
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
News Media ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
State University ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
New Mexico State University ◽  
National Effort

Sunshine Week is a national effort to promote the importance of open government and freedom of information. Although originally begun as a news media initiative, it has grown to include community groups, libraries, schools, governments, and others who are committed to civic engagement and access to information. For academic libraries, Sunshine Week offers opportunities to forge collaborations with campus and community partners, and to connect programming with broader student learning goals. This chapter makes the case for Sunshine Week as a mechanism for bringing together campus and community groups around issues of common concern, either as a standalone effort or part of a broader program focusing on civic engagement. It features a partnership between the library, journalism program, and donors at New Mexico State University but includes ideas and resources that are transferable to other settings.

Let the Sun Shine In

2019 ◽  
pp. 129-151
Author(s):  
Cindy Pierard ◽  
Josefine Smith ◽  
Caitlin Wells
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
News Media ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
State University ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
New Mexico State University ◽  
National Effort

Sunshine Week is a national effort to promote the importance of open government and freedom of information. Although originally begun as a news media initiative, it has grown to include community groups, libraries, schools, governments, and others who are committed to civic engagement and access to information. For academic libraries, Sunshine Week offers opportunities to forge collaborations with campus and community partners, and to connect programming with broader student learning goals. This chapter makes the case for Sunshine Week as a mechanism for bringing together campus and community groups around issues of common concern, either as a standalone effort or part of a broader program focusing on civic engagement. It features a partnership between the library, journalism program, and donors at New Mexico State University but includes ideas and resources that are transferable to other settings.

Understanding How Students Learn: Preparing Students to Become Professionals

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Lizbeth Curme Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Graduate Courses ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Academic Service Learning

Abstract The intent of this article is to share my research endeavors in order to raise awareness of issues relative to what and how we teach as a means to spark interest in applying the scholarship of teaching and learning to what we do as faculty in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). My own interest in teaching and learning emerged rather abruptly after I introduced academic service-learning (AS-L) into one of my graduate courses (Stevens, 2002). To better prepare students to enter our profession, I have provided them with unique learning opportunities working with various community partners including both speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and teachers who supported persons with severe communication disorders.

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