Exploring the Growth of a College-Community Partnership

• Published in: Journal of public scholarship in higher education Vol. 5; pp. 49 - 60
• Main Author: Rosenthal, Irene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Missouri Campus Compact, Missouri State University 2015
• Subjects: Active Learning; Colleges; Cooperative Learning; Educational Assessment; Educational Benefits; Graduate Students; Grants; Immigrants; Inquiry; Instruction; Instructional Materials; Internship Programs; Literacy Education; Needs Assessment; Nonprofit Organizations; Outcomes of Education; Partnerships in Education; Refugees; Remedial Programs; School Community Programs; Service Learning; Teacher Education Programs; Tutoring; New York (Albany)
• ISSN: 2159-9823

The conditions that supported the development of a highly successful collaborative partnership between a college literacy program and a nonprofit center for refugee children are discussed. This three year partnership produced three inquiry-based projects, grant opportunities and increased collaboration among graduate literacy students, center teachers, and staff in the areas of instruction, assessment and material collection. It is argued that these collaborations are necessary for institutions of higher learning in general and teacher preparation programs in particular.