Publication Date
4-18-2024
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Abstract
Miles Horton (1990) differentiates being good from being good for something. Being good for something requires an understanding of place, power, and agency. It also requires being deeply and fully present. Working for and with Jeffrey Cornett was an experience in learning how to be good for something and simultaneously learning how to collectively bring active care into a department, college, and the broader world. In this chapter we discuss Jeff’s commitment to both. We examine how Jeff forged the intersection of care and critical theories. And we share a few examples of moments in which Jeff built community
Page Range
77-87
Book Title
Balancing Care and Excellence in Higher Education: A Festschrift in Honor of Jeffrey W. Cornett
Book Publisher
Brill
Book Editor(s)
Carolyne Ali-Khan and Daniel L. Dinsmore
Book Edition
First Edition
Book ISBN
9789004693029 or 9789004963012
Recommended Citation
Ali-Khan, Carolyne and Wilson, Hope E., "Being Good for Something: The Intersection of Care and Critical Theories (Chapter 7)" (2024). Faculty Publications: Education. 2.
https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/edu_facpub/2
Document Version
Publisher's PDF
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