Title: Knowledge for social change : Bacon, Dewey, and the revolutionary transformation of research universities in the twenty-first century /
Authors: Benson, Lee,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Community and college United States.; Universities and colleges United States.; Universities and colleges United States Public services.; Research institutes United States.; Education, Higher Social aspects United States; Service learning United States; Social justice Study and teaching.; Education Philosophy; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.; EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects.; Community and college; Education, Higher Social aspects; Education Philosophy; Research institutes; Service learning; Social justice Study and teaching; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges Public services; United States
Abstract: "Employing history, social theory, and a detailed contemporary case study, Knowledge for Social Change argues for fundamentally reshaping research universities to function as democratic, civic, and community-engaged institutions dedicated to advancing learning and knowledge for social change. The authors focus on significant contributions to learning made by Francis Bacon, Benjamin Franklin, Seth Low, Jane Addams, William Rainey Harper, and John Dewey--as well as their own work at Penn's Netter Center for Community Partnerships--to help create and sustain democratically-engaged colleges and universities for the public good. Knowledge for Social Change highlights university-assisted community schools to effect a thoroughgoing change of research universities that will contribute to more democratic schools, communities, and societies. The authors also call on democratic-minded academics to create and sustain a global movement dedicated to advancing learning for the "relief of man's estate"--an iconic phrase by Francis Bacon that emphasized the continued betterment of the human condition--and to realize Dewey's vision of an organic "Great Community" composed of participatory, democratic, collaborative, and interdependent societies"--
Contents: Preface -- Introduction: University-Assisted Community Schools and the Expanding Global Movement of Democratic, Civically Engaged, Modern Research Universities -- I THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING FOR “THE RELIEF OF MAN’S ESTATE” -- Francis Bacon and the Advancement of Learning 1592–1621: Developing a Philosophy of Learning and Science -- Benjamin Franklin’s Revolutionary Theory of Education -- William Rainey Harper and Jane Addams: Progressive Era Organizational Innovation and the American Research University -- John Dewey and the Community School Idea -- The Higher Education Democratic Civic and Community Engagement Movement: Realizing Bacon’s and Franklin’s Ideals -- II THE NETTER CENTER: HIGHER EDUCATION AND CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT -- The Netter Center for Community Partnerships: Intellectual and Practical Roots -- Penn and West Philadelphia: From Conflict to Collaboration – The Netter Center and the Global Society: Outreach to the Nation and the World -- Solving Complex Real-World Problems through Academically Based Community Service: The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative -- Universities, Local Engagement, and Achieving a Democratic Devolution Revolution – Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index