University Social Responsibility and Quality of Life : a Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences /: a Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Daniel T.L. Shek, Robert M. Hollister.
• Editors: Shek, Daniel T. L; Hollister, Robert M
• Other Names: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
• Contents: Part I: Introduction -- 1. The Project: Theoretical Framework and Institutional Experience around the World -- 2. University Social Responsibility Network: A Platform to Promote University Social Responsibility -- Part II: Concepts and Theoretical Considerations -- 3. From Historical Roots to Contemporary Challenges -- 4. University Social Responsibility: Conceptualization and an Assessment Framework -- Part III: Global Experience -- 5. A Comprehensive Strategy to Educate Students in All Fields for Lifetimes of Active Citizenship -- 6. University Social Responsibility as Civic Learning: Outcomes Assessment and Community Partnership -- 7. Connecting Research with Social Responsibility -- Developing 'Age-Friendly' Communities in Manchester, UK -- 8. Nurturing University Students to be Socially Responsible Citizens: An Examination of Two Approaches to Volunteering -- 9. The Paradoxical Fabric of Hope in Academy-Community Partnerships -- Challenging Binary Constructions of Conflict-Cooperation -- 10. Evaluating Service Leadership Programs with Multiple Strategies -- 11. Culture, Extension and Social Inclusion in the University of São Paulo -- 12. Cultivating Competent Individuals Thinling Globally in a Local Setting: Service Learning at Kyoto University -- 13. Reflections on and Practices of Peking University Fulfilling Social Responsibility -- 14. Three Approaches to Cultivating College Students' Sense of Social Responsibility -- 15. Developing Qualified Citizenship -- 16. University Social Responsibility: The PolyU Way -- Part IV: Conclusion -- 17. Global Experience to Date and Future Directions.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer Singapore Imprint Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (XI, 283 pages 10 illustrations, 3 illustrations in color.)
• Subjects: 306; Medicine -- Research; Education, Higher; Social sciences; Social responsibility of business; Welfare economics; Social service; Quality of life; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Education, Higher; Medicine -- Research; Quality of life; Social responsibility of business; Social sciences; Social service; Welfare economics; Social Sciences; Quality of Life Research; Corporate Social Responsibility; Higher Education; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice; Social Work and Community Development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9811038775; 9789811038778
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Print version record.
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