NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Zirkel on wikimedia Can universities be effective community builders? Observers going back to the early 20th-century US philosopher John Dewey have also contended that universities play an essential role in creating a democratic citizenry. But do universities actually produce local solutions? Well, it depends.

Universities 112

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 112

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. Is there a Seed Commons version of Project Destined in the works, and if not, can it be developed soon? Their reflections reinforced the value of what I call coherence, or integrated, learning.

Curriculum and Teaching 104

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Efforts to organize workers into unions within the sector have been on the rise—including among universities, museums, and community advocacy groups. 46 Education in community economics is also key. 48 In a thriving community, this civic infrastructure acts as a kind of “shadow government.”

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 88