Promise and betrayal : universities and the battle for sustainable urban neighborhoods /

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"Traditionally, institutions of higher education have been viewed as the gateway to a better future, despite the fact that so many of the neighborhoods surrounding them have been filled with hopelessness and despair. In Promise and Betrayal, the authors want nothing less than to start a revolut...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilderbloom, John Ingram
Other Authors: Mullins, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Community development, Urban > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Public services.
Community and college > United States.
Développement communautaire urbain > États-Unis.
Universités > États-Unis > Services à la collectivité.
Relations université-collectivité > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Community and college
Community development, Urban
Universities and colleges > Public services
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Promise of university community partners
  • Universities providing human services
  • Universities helping rebuild neighborhoods
  • Urban revitalization partnerships : perceptions of the university's role
  • The urban university in the community : the role of boards and presidents
  • A model for university-community partnerships
  • Betrayal by the universities.

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