Taking It to the Streets
The Role of Scholarship in Advocacy and Advocacy in Scholarship
$80.68
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2018
Summary
As scholars become more public, what responsibility do they have to advocate for policies that will advance equity, inclusiveness, and social change?
Higher education scholars often conduct research on topics about which they care deeply, but to what extent should they be advocates for reform and social change? One school of thought believes researchers should remain dispassionate and data focused; the other, that a researcher, by the very questions she asks, can help effect s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421425467 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421425467 |
| Author: | Laura W. Perna |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Laura W. Perna
Laura W. Perna is the James S. Riepe Professor and the executive director of the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a coauthor of The Attainment Agenda: State Policy Leadership for Higher Education and the coeditor of The State of College Access and Completion: Improving College Success for Students from Underrepresented Groups.
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