CLCI Executive Director Darlene Kamine and Dr. Robert Stewart, Director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University have co-authored a chapter for a soon-to-be released book entitled Emerging Perspectives on Community Schools and the Engaged University , edited by Dr. Bob Kronick of the University of Tennessee.
University involvement within their communities and the promotion of engaged scholarship is essential for the success of the learning institution as well as for providing students with opportunities to
interact with various leadership roles and hands-on interactions with the communities themselves. Community schools employ strategic partnerships to expand the boundaries of school improvements and to
increase the direct benefits gained by the community. Emerging Perspectives on Community Schools and the Engaged University is an essential research publication that explores the importance of civic engagement in various school settings, but especially in higher education settings.
The focus of the chapter by Kamine and Stewart is the innovative prek-12 journalism partnership between Ohio University and the Oyler Community Learning Center, catalyzed by the connection between the Oyler journalism program and the Ohio University summer journalism workshop. This partnership is a departure from decades of separation between prek-12 and higher education rooted in a century of differentiated education that expected only a small elite to go to college. Ohio University and Oyler are co-creating prek-16 education that is dedicated to the preparation of all students to be prepared for college, regardless of what life path they select.
The book will be released by publisher IGI Global in August 2019.
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