CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action

by Scott Myers-Lipton

This is the first practical social change text devoted to students working in an academic environment. While there are many books about community organizing and social change, there are no college texts focusing on how to provide real-world experience with academic content taking into consideration the flow of the academic term. CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action is written specifically for faculty and staff to use with college students with the goal of helping students bring about the change they believe is necessary to make our community a better place to live.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 6, 2017

Reviews

[QitK · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this as a part of a social change course I took in graduate school. I wasn't much of an advocate myself and couldn't fathom actually being at the forefront of a "movement". Though I can earnestly say that reading this as part of my course helped fill me with confidence and actually start up a club to get community art representation on my school's campus. It's not that this book can change your life, but it'll give you an idea of where to start.

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful book filled with case studies for inspiring civic action on college campuses. Individual chapters can be used for sharing with students; overall book recommended for facilitators of community engagement work in higher ed.