Practising Public Scholarship: Experiences and Possibilities Beyond the Academy

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A cross-disciplinary collection of 20 essays describing the journey to public scholarship, exploring the pleasures and perils associated with breaching the town-gown divide.

* Includes contributions from departments of geography, comparative literature, sociology, communications, history, English, public health, and biology
* Discusses their efforts to reach beyond the academy and to make their ideas and research broadly accessible to a wider audience
* Opens the way for a new kind of democratic politics—one based on grounded concepts and meaningful social participation
* Includes deeply personal accounts about the journey to becoming a public scholar and to intervening politically in the world, while remaining within a university system
* Provides a broad prescription for social change, both within and outside the university

The Scholarship of Practice: Academic-practice Collaborations for Promoting Occupational

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The Scholarship of Practice is a model that blends education with practice, dynamically applying theoretical principles of occupational therapy learned in the classroom to their actual clinical practice. This framework is a planned, focused, practice-relevant way to educate students, build a tradition of independent scholarship, consult with community-based organizations, and contribute to best occupational therapy practice. Case studies show how partnerships and collaborative efforts can foster and apply important advances and rehabilitative strategies within communities. Examples of faculty-practitioner partnering at Duquesne University and the approach to scholarship at the University of Illinois are clearly discussed. This cutting-edge compilation of ideas and research is extensively referenced and filled with useful diagrams and tables.

The Scholarship of Practice: Academic-Practice Collaborations for Promoting Occupational Therapy discusses:

evidence-based scholarship

participatory action research

single case study designs

approaches that provide scientific evidence supporting OT services

how theory, models, or frames of reference are modified as a result of practice demands or expectations

best practices in education

continuum of care services

the "New Doors Model" that provides occupation-based services—while providing new opportunities for occupational therapists

the Practice-Scholar Program at Duquesne University

the Concerns Report Method

research on the outcomes of practice that support improved services

creative fieldwork education that engages students in the scholarship of practice

and more!

The Scholarship of Practice: Academic-Practice Collaborations for Promoting Occupational Therapy makes important, enlightening reading for occupational therapists, OT educators and scholars, and graduate students preparing for advanced roles in OT.

Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research

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'Andy Van de Ven is internationally renowned for doing superbly crafted research that has made a difference in resolving societal problems. In this book, he teaches us all how to define problems, contribute to theory, offer resolutions, and communicate results in ways that transform the knowledge-practice gap, making it into a well-travelled two-way street. Experienced researchers will find much to learn in this sophisticated guide to bridging the knowledge-practice gap and students will make it their methodology bible.

My copy is already littered with passages marked by underlinings, folded corners, and Post-it notes.' Joanne Martin, Merrill Professor of Organizational Behavior, Emerita, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University 'This is another profound and practical piece of scholarship from Andrew van de Ven. He deserves credit for challenging the limitations of much current management research and for projecting a view of a more engaged and practical form of scholarship.' Andrew M. Pettigrew, Dean, School of Management, University of Bath, UK 'For decades I've admired Andy's systematic application of the "diamond model" outlined in this book. Andy's impressive list of accomplishments, both as a scholar and as a trainer of scholars, speaks to why this is a long awaited field guide to what has become known as engaged scholarship. This book is a gold mine of practical, proven wisdom for anyone seeking to effectively bridge the realms of theory and practice. I suspect we are witnessing the birth of an organizational studies classic.' David A. Whetten, Director, Brigham Young University Faculty Center

The Scholarship Book, 13th Edition: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans for the Undergraduate

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With more than one million copies sold, this is the first, best, and most comprehensive guide to private-sector scholarships, grants, and loans published in America. It gives students essential tips for determining which awards they qualify for, helps them write winning essays, applications, and cover letters, alerts them to scams and rip- offs, and provides useful lists of recommended websites and publications.

Japanese Childrearing: Two Generations of Scholarship

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"An invaluable resource for several different groups: both experienced and new researchers studying Japanese childrearing, those pursuing cross-cultural research with countries other than Japan, and those investigating childrearing from a Western, particularly American, perspective." --Journal of Marriage and the Family -- Review



Japanese Childrearing: Two Generations Of Scholarship is an illuminating integration of the past half-century of cross-cultural research on Japanese childrearing and socialization, placing current findings in the historical context and offering concrete suggestions for new research. Coupling studies by influential senior scholars with reaction papers by younger-generation researchers, Japanese Childrearing illustrates the lasting value of past scholarship and mentoring while it explores how theories and methodologies in the field have evolved over time. The heart of the work is a collection of retrospectives by eight noted senior investigators, known for their seminal studies on the subject of Japanese children. Following each of them are constructive yet critical reaction papers that present current findings on Japanese childrearing and social development. Japanese Childrearing concludes with a discussion of the implications of the research for the general study of culture and development worldwide. Japanese Childrearing is a benchmark work of seminal importance and of interest to students of Japanese culture and/or human development. -- Midwest Book Review

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