University-Community Partnerships for Transformative Education

Download or read book University-Community Partnerships for Transformative Education written by Mara Welsh Mahmood and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2024-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access edited volume reports on a unique network of innovative in-school and out-of-school programs, University-Community Links. UC Links connects university faculty and students with young people and their families in diverse communities around the world. Chapters in this volume describe programs in California and Utah in the United States as well as Germany, Italy, Spain, Uganda, and Uruguay. Together, authors craft stories of transformative models of education and what is possible when we bridge educational research and practice. Chapters offer strategies for co-creating learning environments that are innovative, collaborative, democratic, equity-oriented, and fun. By drawing lessons from authors’ collective and local histories, this volume helps to re-imagine educational practices, policies, and programs.