Student Development and Social Justice

Tessa Hicks Peterson is Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement and Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at Pitzer College, USA. For the last twenty years she has facilitated trainings and taught classes on anti-bias education, social justice, and community engagement. She is the author of several articles on community engagement and social change.

Part I. Theories of Engagement.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Know Peace, Know Justice.- Chapter 2: Disrupting injustice and mobilizing social change.- Chapter 3: Self-awareness and radical healing.- Chapter 4: Critical, Contemplative Community Engagement.- Part II. Praxis of Engagement.- Chapter 5: Community Engagement Activities, Outcomes and Policies.- Chapter 6: Evaluation Case Study: "Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Communities".- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Integrating Community Engagement into Institutions of Higher Education.