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Bridging the theory–practice gap in a nonprofit and philanthropic studies master's degree program
Author(s) -
Donmoyer Robert,
Libby Pat,
McDonald Mary,
Deitrick Laura
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.21055
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , degree program , the arts , sociology , degree (music) , quality (philosophy) , management , mathematics education , political science , medical education , psychology , computer science , economics , medicine , computer network , philosophy , physics , epistemology , acoustics , law
The gap between universities and the knowledge they generate and teach, on the one hand, and practitioners and the problems they confront, on the other, has been discussed by scholars in a number of applied fields. This article considers how those who design and run nonprofit academic programs might minimize the theory–practice gap problem. It presents a case study of one master of arts degree program focused on nonprofit leadership and management and discusses program development, the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council's curricular guidelines, applied learning, and practitioner instructors and quality instruction.