Overview
- Includes the first scientific research on University Social Responsibility
- Documents good practices across the globe and how they have been implemented locally
- Provides critical reflection on the role of University Social Responsibility and promoting quality of life
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Quality of Life in Asia (QLAS, volume 8)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Concepts and Theoretical Considerations
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Global Experience
Keywords
About this book
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Robert M. Hollister is Founding Executive Director Emeritus and co-founder of the Talloires Network, a global coalition of over 350 universities in 76 countries committed to strengthening civic engagement and social responsibility in higher education. He was Founding Dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University (2000 – 2011), where he is currently a Professor at the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning. A pioneer in the engaged university movement, Professor Hollister led the creation and development of the Tisch College Civic Life, a uniquely comprehensive university-wide program to prepare students in all fields for lifetimes of active citizenship – and to produce citizen engineers and citizen physicians, citizen humanists and citizen businesspeople. A specialist in citizen participation in public affairs and in the leadership and management of nonprofit organizations, Professor Hollister is a co-author of The Engaged University: International Perspectives on Civic Engagement and Development Politics.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: University Social Responsibility and Quality of Life
Book Subtitle: A Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences
Editors: Daniel T. L. Shek, Robert M. Hollister
Series Title: Quality of Life in Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3877-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-3876-1Published: 05 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9990-8Published: 31 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-3877-8Published: 27 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2211-0550
Series E-ISSN: 2211-0569
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 283
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Corporate Social Responsibility, Higher Education, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Social Work and Community Development