Table of Contents

In anticipation of the 21st WACE World Conference in August 2019, the University of Cincinnati Press is publishing two chapters of Michael Sharp’s forthcoming book CRITICAL CURRICULUM AND JUST COMMUNITY (Spring 2020) as an open-access conference pre-read.

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book Pre-Read

The Strange Loop of Writing

         Service Learning, Reflective Discourse, and Action-Oriented

Narrative Inquiry

The Researcher’s Role

         Research Stance and Complex Dichotomy

         Institutional Change

         No Seed Ever Sees the Flower

         Contributions to Experiential Education Theory

         Contributions to Higher Education

         Contributions to Community

         Contributions to Experiential Education Praxis

         Contributions to Experiential Education

Chapter 4: The Story

         Complicated History Punctuated by Fresh Acts

         Stage One: The Ground Thaws

         Stage Two: The Ground Is Tilled

         Stage Three: The Seeds Are Obtained

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