Abstract

The course "This Child is Me" was donated to the community as part of a multi-dimensional project of the Tel Hai Academic College for the community. The contribution of this course to the community will be examined through two main models: Evaluation of Social-Educational Projects (Friedman, 2005), Appreciative Inquiry using the Learning from Success Model (Rosenfeld, 2006). The main objective of the study is understanding the effect and contribution of the project to the community from the following aspects: accessibility of academic knowledge to the community, community-academia meetings, parents, teachers, and staff meetings for shared learning, and perception changes among parents and teachers regarding the meaningful treatment of learning-disabled children. Following the analysis of the process using these two models, we will aim to develop a new conceptual perception for building partnerships between the academia and the community, and introduce a significant intervention model that creates a multi-dimensional network of connections. "This Child is Me" serves as a case study for examining the process of the Academy’s involvement in the community and its contribution to the dissemination of knowledge. Study Population: Parents and teachers participating in lectures during 2012-2014. The study is a mixed method research.