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Community Resilience, Universities and Engaged Research for Today’s World

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Wendy Madsen

    1. Central Queensland University, Australia

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  2. Lynette Costigan

    1. Central Queensland University, Australia

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  3. Sarah McNicol

    1. Central Queensland University, Australia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Wendy Madsen
    Pages 1-4

  3. Weaving Together the Strands of Engaged Research and Community Resilience

    • Wendy Madsen, Madonna Chesham
    Pages 5-19

  4. Engaged Research in Action: Informing Sexual and Domestic Violence Practice and Prevention

    • Kathy Prentice, Tania Signal
    Pages 20-31

  5. Engaging with the Past: Reflecting on Resilience from Community Oral History Projects

    • Wendy Madsen, Sarah McNicol, Cathy O’Mullan
    Pages 32-43

  6. Keeping Afloat after the Floods: Engaged Evaluation of a School-Based Arts Project to Promote Recovery

    • Wendy Madsen, Madonna Chesham, Shelley Pisani
    Pages 44-54

  7. Making Space for Community Learning: Engaged Research with Teacher Aides in Disadvantaged Schools

    • Kerry Aprile, Helen Huntly
    Pages 55-66

  8. Trailblazing and Extending Emergency Service Education: A Journey of Engaged Research and Partnership Building

    • Helen Keen-Dyer, Wendy Madsen, Andrew Short
    Pages 67-76

  9. Resilience of the Horticultural Community: Engaged Researchers Promoting Productivity and Profitability

    • Phil Brown, Talitha Best
    Pages 77-86

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 87-99
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About this book

The increasing development of partnerships between universities and communities allows the research of academics to become engaged with those around them. This book highlights several case studies from a range of disciplines, such as psychology, social work and education to explore how these mutually beneficial relationships function.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Central Queensland University, Australia

    Wendy Madsen, Lynette Costigan, Sarah McNicol

About the editors

Wendy Madsen, Central Queensland University, Australia Madonna Chesham, Central Queensland University, Australia Kathy Prentice, Phoenix House, Australia Tania Signal, Central Queensland University, Australia Sarah McNicol, Central Queensland University, Australia Cathy O'Mullan, Central Queensland University, Australia Shelley Pisani, Central Queensland University, Australia Kerry Aprile, Central Queensland University, Australia Helen Huntly, Central Queensland University, Australia Helen Keen-Dyer, Central Queensland University, Australia Andrew Short, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Australia Phil Brown, Central Queensland University, Australia Talitha Best, Central Queensland University, Australia Pierre Viljoen, Central Queensland University, Australia

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