Description
As the paradigm of education in academia continues to shift towards more diversity and inclusion, educators need to consider incorporating a “both-and” mindset when designing relevant education models in adult education. In order to attain a cross-sector collaboration among diverse stakeholders, innovative education practice settings with instructional strategies that meet the learning needs of every student need to be evaluated and implemented.
Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education is a critical research resource that discusses project-based and social-situational instructional practices within community engagement as a method for educating adults. The approaches to designing and implementing learning activities show how to optimize community and business knowledge assets to collaboratively design and implement curricula in order to work toward social justice and community development. Divided into three sections, this publication provides extensive coverage on the design and delivery of academic programs, instructional approaches, and more, making it an ideal resource for professionals, adult education practitioners, faculty, administrators, community activists, researchers, and academicians.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Gabriele Strohschen (Ed.)
Gabriele Strohschen is a native of Berlin, Germany, found her passion for education as a means to social justice when she started a church-based tutoring center for immigrants and worked in community activism work in Chicago. She completed her studies at Northern Illinois University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Phenomenology. In 2003, she joined DePaul University as director for the graduate programs at the School for New Learning where she currently serves as Faculty Mentor. Known to students as Dr. G., she collaborates with community residents and students in civic engagement projects in Chicago's Latino immigrant and Black communities. Her action research in adult education has also taken her around the globe, including Afghanistan, China, Czech Republic, the EU, Kenya, Mexico, and Thailand.
Kim Lewis (Ed.)
Kim Lewis completed the Master of Arts program in Applied Professional Studies at DePaul University in 2018 with the focus area title of Designing and Developing STEM Leadership Programs and Advocacy Strategies. As schools, businesses, and community organizations develop foundational programs in STEM, diverse leadership is not at the forefront. Ms. Lewis partners with non-profit organizations, community leaders, and educational facilities to create project-based STEM initiatives in integrative leadership strategies and development to meet the complexities of local and global demand.