scholarly journals Community Engagement Abroad: Perspectives and Practices on Service, Engagement, and Learning Overseas

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Laurie Laird
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Service Engagement

Community Engagement Abroad: Perspectives and Practices on Service, Engagement, and Learning Overseas, edited by Pat Crawford and Brett Berquist, is a valuable contribution to the literature on global community engagement and study abroad, charting one institution’s history and practice from a variety of perspectives.

Health service engagement with consumers and community in Australia for issue

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Rendalls ◽  
Allan D. Spigelman ◽  
Catherine Goodwin ◽  
Nataliya Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Programme Evaluation ◽  
Consumer Engagement ◽  
Health Service Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Engagement ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of consumer and community engagement in health service planning, quality improvement and programme evaluation in Australia, and key components and importance of a strong suite of tools for achieving effective outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a non-systematic review of Australian national, state and territory websites in relation to policy commitment to consumer engagement, best practice framework for consumer engagement and recent project example. Findings Consumer engagement is a recognised component of the Australian health system. It is reflected in the national and state health policy and is a mandatory requirement of hospital accreditation. The application of co-design principles is gaining increasing popularity in health service planning and programme evaluation. Co-design is an important enabler of patient/community-centred service planning and evaluation; however, on its own it may lead to poorer outcomes. Co-design must occur within a broader systemic framework. Practical implications The research identifies a conceptual framework, approaches and tools of value to health service management and planners. Originality/value Consumer and community engagements are critical to the development of consumer-centric services. However, this should complement and add value to, not divert attention away from established principles of service planning, continuous quality improvement and programme evaluation. To do so may result in poorer quality health and well-being outcomes, reduced efficiency and ultimately reduced consumer and community satisfaction with services. This paper examines consumer and community engagement within the broader planning and quality improvement framework and practical implications for keeping planning, research and evaluation on track.

Context, Curriculum, and Community Engagement in Social Justice-Focused Study Abroad Programs

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-111
Author(s):  
Alankrita Chhikara ◽  
Stephanie Oudghiri ◽  
Michael Lolkus ◽  
Erin N. Rondeau-Madrid ◽  
JoAnn I. Phillion
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Three Components

The authors present findings from their study of how preservice teachers (PSTs) experienced and conceptualized social justice during two study abroad (SA) programs to Honduras and Tanzania. This study examined instructor intentionality (II), the purposefulness on the part of instructors in designing the goals and objectives of study abroad through a selection of context, curriculum, and community engagement. Intentional programming that sought to unfossilize prejudices by providing non-Western-centric curricula was emphasized. In this case study, authors analyzed and interpreted data using a framework for social justice rooted in three components: redistribution, recognition, and representation. The themes discussed in this chapter address (1) the influence of partnerships with community members in the development of social justice curricula; (2) differences across SA programs indicative of multiple approaches to social justice; and (3) various contexts, experiences, and curricula in cultivating social justice-minded educators.

scholarly journals Exploring the Phenomenon of Zero Waste and Future Cities

Urban Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathon Hannon ◽  
Atiq Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Urban Metabolism ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
Interdisciplinary Perspective ◽  
Growing Body

The evolving phenomenon of zero waste encompasses the theory, practice, and learning of individuals, families, businesses, communities, and government organisations, responding to perceptions of crisis and failure around conventional waste management. The diverse and growing body of international zero waste experience, can be portrayed as both, an entirely new and alternative waste management paradigm, and or, interpreted as overlapping, extending, and synergetic with a general evolution towards more sustainable waste/resource management practices. Combining the terms zero and waste provokes creative, intellectual, and pragmatic tensions, which provide a contemporary axis for necessary debate and innovation in this sphere of resource management. This commentary draws on an interdisciplinary perspective and utilises some elements of the critique of zero waste, as a lens to examine and better understand this heterogeneous global community of practice. In particular, how the concept and implementation of a zero waste goal can increase community engagement and be a catalyst for the design and management of a more circular urban metabolism and hence, more adaptive, resilient, and sustainable future (zero waste) cities.

International Observe the Moon Night: An Opportunity for Global Community Engagement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Staci Tiedeken ◽  
Andrea Jones ◽  
Molly Wasser ◽  
Caela Barry ◽  
Nicole Whelley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Global Community

Nursing in a Global Community: A Study Abroad Program

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian M. Tabi ◽  
Subarna Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Study Abroad Program
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