Culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) has been a widely utilized framework for educational practice and research (Ladson-Billings, 2014). It is built on the ethics of care, first established in consideration of education among Black youth (Ladson-Billings, 1995). However, applications of CRP to youth physical activity (PA) programs are largely…

This article explores shared space at the University of Minnesota's Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC), located four miles off campus in a community strong in assets, but facing inequality, disinvestment and racism. UROC's mission promotes university-community collaboration to solve critical urban challenges. We…

In 2005, The National Council for Agricultural Education (NCAE) unveiled The Long Range Goal for Agricultural Education also known as 10 x 15. According to NCAE, the primary goal of 10 x 15 was to create 10,000 new agricultural education programs by 2015 that focused on an integrated model of classroom and laboratory instruction, experiential…

This survey examined urban involvement of colleges and universities across the United States. A questionnaire was sent to 519 Higher Education panel member institutions, a 20% sample of the relevant population. Usable returns were received from 83.6% of the sample. Results indicated colleges and universities across the U.S. have been fairly active…

A university extension project designed to help communities provide a setting for lifelong learning opportunities and for community improvement planning was begun in New Zealand in 1975 and continues through 1977. Procedures, programs, needs, and evaluation are presented and future activities are touched on. (MF)

Describes how urban universities can strengthen their linkage with culturally diverse communities and contribute to the health of local neighborhoods. Increased dialog and coordination of efforts can result from community outreach, university examples of diversity, and the support of research on multicultural issues. (SLD)