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Linking Students With Community In Collaborative Governance: A Report On A Service Learning Class, Thomas A. Bryer
Linking Students With Community In Collaborative Governance: A Report On A Service Learning Class, Thomas A. Bryer
Thomas A Bryer
Collaborative governance is increasingly becoming a topic for scholarly research, practitioner skill development, and a component of graduate programs in public administration. This article documents a service learning project in a graduate level Masters in Public Administration class on cross-sector governance. The article begins with a brief review of literature on university-community relations and, specifically, the civic mission of institutions of higher education and the role of service learning in public administration programs. The teaching case is then introduced, with the full context and detail explained. Lessons are offered for replicating this kind of class. An analysis of the success …