Building Collective Leadership for Culture Change – Stories of Relational Organ…

Building Collective Leadership for Culture ChangeStories of Relational Organizing on Campus and Beyond\nAuthor(s): Maria Avila, George J. Snchez, Aixle Aman Rivera, Joanna B. Perez, Alan P. Knoerr, Kathleen Tornow Chai, Philip A. Vieira\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Cornell University Press\nISBN-13: 9781501768705, 978-1501768705\nSynopsis\nBuilding Collective Leadership for Culture Change shows how five community engagement research projects in the greater Los Angeles area were able to create more collaborative and participatory cultures in their academic institutions and nonacademic settings by using community organizing, research in action, and narrative inquiry. These projects focused on incorporating civic engagement into the work of scholars, creating a civic engagement minor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, integrating community organizing practices within the Los Angeles Unified School District, and building a .