Let's Chat-Cultivating Community University Dialogue

2019 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable MentionFrom the home of the Paulo Freire Democratic Project and non-profit community organization Padres Unidos, the Chapman University Padres Unidos Partnership presents this truly unique coffee table textbook, Let's Chat: Cultivating Community University Dialogue - A Coffee Table Textbook on Partnerships. The volume presents a collection of community stories, concepts and analyses that highlight the journey of border crossings between two co-existing neighbors: a non-profit community organization and a university. Stories from community residents and faculty members represent how they disrupted the barriers that typically divide us by reconceptualizing how universities and communities can work together to reshape the intellectual landscape and reconfigure power differentials.Written with and by the community, this book represents a break-away genre that privileges the 'voices of the people' (Freire), accompanied by academic voices, in a format that is accessible, aesthetic and attractive to both community and university audiences. Cafecitos punctuate each chapter to elicit dialogue, reflection and action towards defining and developing community university partnerships.This book will be useful to:* academics interested in partnerships, public pedagogy, and community-based research* students involved in community engagement/service learning* community organizations* immigrant families who reveal their wisdom in stories about self, others, and community building within the Chapman University Padres Unidos partnershipLet's Chat presents valuable content in a new and unique format that makes it perfect for courses in: Service in Action; Leadership, CivicEngagement and Social Responsibility; Community-Based Research Methods; Introductionto Asset-Based Community Development; Community Service Internship; Community Leadership of Tomorrow; Becomingand Agent of Change; Cultural Diversity in American Education; Diversity andEquity in Education; Social and Philosophical Aspects of Education; Educationand Economic Development.Perfect for coursessuch as: Service in Action Practicum, Leadership, Civic Engagement andSocial Responsibility, Community-Based Research Methods, Introduction toAsset-Based Community Development, Community Service Internship, CommunityLeadership of Tomorrow, Becoming an Agent of Change, Cultural Diversity inAmerican Education, Diversity and Equity in Education, Social and PhilosophicalAspects of Education, and Education and Economic Development.