This book is a comprehensive guide to developing high-quality civic engagement experiences for college students. It will: Define civic engagement and explain its centrality to a college education Describe the state of the art of education for civic engagement Provide guidelines for designing programs that encourage desired learning outcomes Guide institutional leaders in organizing their institutions to create a campus-wide culture of civic engagement TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Thomas Ehrlich Preface The Authors Introduction 1. Civic Engagement in Todays Higher Education: An Overview by Barbara Jacoby 2. What We Know About Civic Engagement Among College Students by Mark Hugo Lopez and AbbyKiesa 3. Democracys Peril and Promise: Embracing the Civic Engagement Spiral by Caryn McTighe Musil 4. Civic Engagement in the First College Year by Mary Stuart Hunter and Blaire L. Moody 5. Engaging General Education by Kim Spiezio 6. The Influence of Integrative and Interdisciplinary Learning on Civic Engagement by Nance Lucas 7. Capstone Experiences: Integrating Education for Civic Engagement by Kevin Kecskes and Seanna Kerrigan 8. Enhancing Inter-cultural Competence through Civic Engagement by Michelle R. Dunlap and Nicole Webster 9. Leadership Education and the Revitalization of Public Life by Nicholas V. Longoand Marguerite S. Shaffer 10. Moving from Service-Learning to Civic Engagement by Marshall Welch 11. Community-Based Undergraduate Research: Collaborative Inquiry for the Public Good by Elizabeth L. Paul 12. Preparing Students for Global Civic Engagement by Barbara Jacoby and Nevin C. Brown 13. Securing the Future of Civic Engagement in Higher Education by Barbara Jacoby and Elizabeth Hollander Index
- ISBN: 978-0-470-38846-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 13/02/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés