Learning Through Community Engagement

Part I Community-University Engagement: International Perspectives.- 1 A collaborative turn: Trends and directions in community engagement.- 2 The Civic University - A Legal and Policy Vacuum?.- 3 Community Engagement Scholarship, Research Universities and the Scholarship of Integration.- 4 A question of purpose: Engaged learning and the research mission of the University.- 5 Educating the global citizen.- Part II Community-University Engagement in Theory and Practice: Macquarie University's PACE initiative.- 6 Imagining a curriculum for an 'engaged university'.- 7 Transformational learning - possibilities, theories, questions and challenges.- 8 Language matters: Reciprocity and its multiple meanings.- 9 Implementing an institution-wide community-engaged learning program: The leadership and management challenge.- Case Studies: 11 Vignettes of Pace in Practice.- 10 Reflection for learning: A holistic approach to disrupting the text.- 11 Assessment Strategies for New Learning.- 12 Inclusive PACE: An experience for all students.- 13 Building a community of ethical practice through PACE.- 14 Exploring critical success factors for effective collaborative relationships.- 15 Exploring the reciprocal benefits of community-university engagement through PACE.- 16 PACE and on-line learning and engagement.- 17 The practice of PACE: Lessons learned and imagined futures.- PART III International Reflections on the Macquarie Experience.- 18 Reflections on the Macquarie Experience.

Professor Judyth Sachs has recently stepped down as Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at Macquarie University, a position she held from December 2006, to take up a role with KPMG. Prior to joining Macquarie she held various positions at the University of Sydney, Griffith University and The University of Queensland. From June 2003 to December 2006 she was Pro-Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Chair of the Academic Board (2001-June 2003) and Professor of Education (1996-2006) at the University of Sydney. She holds a BA and a PhD from the University of Queensland and an MA from Western Michigan University.
Lindie Clark is Academic and Programs Director, PACE at Macquarie University. In this role she is responsible for the overall management and leadership of the PACE program. She has published a monograph through Cambridge University Press, a number of book chapters , journal articles and conference presentations. Lindie holds a BSc (Hons) from Macquarie University and a MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.