Experiential Learning and Community

Michael Buzzelli is director of the Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance at the University of Western Ontario.

• List of Illustrations1. Introduction: Experiential Learning in TownMichael BuzzelliPart 1: Learners and the Intra-Institutional Lens2. Moving beyond Simplistic Perspectives on Experiential Learning and Graduate EmployabilityVille Björck3. When Logics Collide: Experiential Learning and Intra-Institutional DynamicsEmerson LaCroix4. Mission on the Fly? Experiential Learning in Search of Principles and EthicsMichael BuzzelliPart 2: Partners and Networks in the Community5. On Experiential Learning through Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, and Social Entrepreneurship in Canadian Universities: An Institutional Complexity PerspectivePeter Milley6. Actively Involving Primary Stakeholders in Experiential LearningCatherine M. Giroux, Kaylee Eady, and Katherine A. Moreau7. Dismantling Colonialism through Indigenous Storytelling, Experiential Learning, and Town-Gown CollaborationCarolyn Bjartveit, Roy Bear Chief, and Hannele Gordon8. Experiential Learning as Community Engagement and the Need to Attend to EquityRebecca Collins-Nelsen, Hannah Egert, John Maclachlan, and Sandeep RahaPart 3: EL and Local Governance9. Recasting Master's Level Geographical Education through Experiential Learning: University-Community Connections for Social Development and Environmental Protection in the Emilia-Romagna Region of ItalyElisa Magnani, Matteo Proto, and Michele Manocchi10. Experiential Learning for Sustainability: Grand Challenges and Local CommunitiesGuus Dix, Corelia Baibarac-Duignan, and Ben Jongbloed11. A Dance of Dilemmas: The Local-Global Possibilities of Experiential Learning in Higher Education for Sustainable DevelopmentMarin MacLeod, Moni Kim, and Perri Termine1 2. Afterword ContributorsIndex

"Experiential Learning and Community is an expansive volume examining the conceptual, policy, and pedagogical dimensions of immersive higher education. The book’s encompassing approach places a variety of practices and debates into dialogue, constructively advancing our understanding of both experiential learning and place-based university practice."