TY - CHAP
T1 - “Make the world a better place”
T2 - Local leadership as a vehicle for personal and community development
AU - van Huijstee, Dian
AU - Ronay, Richard
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Community engagement, defined as the collaboration“between higher educationinstitutions and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, or global)for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context ofpartnership and reciprocity”(Carnegie, 2006), has been positively associated withphysical and psychological health, self-confidence, self-esteem, and the develop-ment of personal relationships (Attree et al., 2011). In this chapter, we discuss onemeans of fostering such university–community partnerships and their ancillarybenefits within the context of a master’s-level course in leadership.
AB - Community engagement, defined as the collaboration“between higher educationinstitutions and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, or global)for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context ofpartnership and reciprocity”(Carnegie, 2006), has been positively associated withphysical and psychological health, self-confidence, self-esteem, and the develop-ment of personal relationships (Attree et al., 2011). In this chapter, we discuss onemeans of fostering such university–community partnerships and their ancillarybenefits within the context of a master’s-level course in leadership.
UR - https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-handbook-of-organizational-community-engagement-and-outreach/3171D728D46FB1E84177C8323C904578
U2 - 10.1017/9781108277693.017
DO - 10.1017/9781108277693.017
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781108417464
T3 - Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
SP - 301
EP - 314
BT - The Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Community Engagement and Outreach
A2 - Allen, Joseph A.
A2 - Reiter-Palmon, Roni
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -
