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Learning Through Community Engagement
Vision and Practice in Higher Education
Overview
This book charts the development of a whole-institution approach to university-community engagement at a modern Australian university, highlighting the pivotal role that curriculum renewal can play in organizational transformation.
Macquarie University’s PACE Program
It describes how Macquarie University’s PACE (Professional and Community Engagement) program developed and fostered a culture of learning that has been at the center of academic renewal, differentiation, and institutional change.
Model Development and Implementation
It details the development of the PACE pedagogical model, the establishment of the network of stakeholder relationships which underpin it, and the embedding of the model across the whole institution.
Authorship and Contributions
Authored by those directly involved in the change project, this book tells the story of PACE, its achievements, challenges, success factors and future directions.
Global Context and Scholarship
A series of dovetailing contributions by leading international scholars of university-community engagement set the PACE story in its global context.
Significance and Impact
This book adds to the scholarship of learning through community engagement, provides international perspectives on trends and issues in university-community engagement, contributes to a broader understanding of the practice and pedagogy of community engagement, and discusses the challenges and opportunities of implementing and sustaining change in the higher education sector.
