id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_uf23crewazhujpcxwfmhwoln7u Amy Risley Think Globally, Act Locally: Community-Engaged Comparative Politics 2019 4 .pdf application/pdf 3235 274 51 It discusses a comparative course on urban social movements that requires sustained, with community partners supports student learning in meaningful ways. Most important, students learn to investigate activism comparatively through Students at Rhodes College have earned a national rep-utation for community engagement. local community partners involved in different types of service, It is vital to dedicate time in the first part of the course to prepare students for successful community engagement. Engagement with community partners supports several learning objectives. Students apply social-movement theories to reallife situations and develop a better understanding of activists and service-learning courses remain "outside of mainstream political Political scientists who have experimented with communitybased learning bring different perspectives on engaged citizenship Mostly, I am indebted to the students who enrolled in the course and the community partners In Teaching Civic Engagement: From Student to Active Citizen, ed. Community Organizations and Service Learning. http://www.rhodes.edu/student-life/get-involved/activities-organizations/community-service http://www.rhodes.edu/student-life/get-involved/activities-organizations/community-service ./cache/work_uf23crewazhujpcxwfmhwoln7u.pdf ./txt/work_uf23crewazhujpcxwfmhwoln7u.txt