Civic learning and democratic engagement

Comprend un index.1: An Inventory of Civic Programs and Practices Institutional Intentionality Toward Civic Engagement Academic Focus on Civic Engagement Extracurricular Approaches to Civic Engagement Assessment of Civic Engagement New Program Development and Goals for the Future What Can We Take Away from This Analysis? References2: Love of the World: Civic Skills for Jobs, Work, and Action Labor and Work Action Community Colleges and Instilling a Love of the World References3: The Community College's Role in Helping to Make Democracy Work as It Should Troubled People, Troubled Communities Starting Locally The Way Citizens Work Aligning College Work with Citizens’ Work in Communities What's at Stake? References4: Political Science, Civic Engagement, and the Wicked Problems of Democracy Civic Education in Colleges and Universities Political Science and Civic Education Wicked Problems Civic Engagement References5: Civic Engagement and Cosmopolitan Leadership Civic Engagement in the Literature Kisker, Carrie B., and Bernie L. Ronan. Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Research Methods The Evolution of Civic Engagement at FVCC Leading for Civic Engagement Cosmopolitan Leadership Conclusion References6: Implementing the Civic Engagement Graduation Requirement at Kingsborough Community College Questions and Concerns About the New Graduation Requirement Lessons Learned and Next Steps Conclusion Reference7: Overcoming Faculty Fears About Civic Work: Reclaiming Higher Education's Civic Purpose The Move Toward Civic Skills at De Anza Engaging Faculty in Developing Civic Competencies The Root of Faculty Resistance: Fear Internalized McCarthyism Conquering the Fears Conclusion Reference8: Reframing Teacher Education for Democratic Engagement Public Achievement at SUNY Broome Results of the Initiative Lessons Learned References9: Bridging Cultures to Form a Nation: The Humanities and Democratic Learning The Civic Origins of the Project The Purpose and Design of Bridging Cultures to Form a Nation Democratic Education in Action: Curricular Innovations The Professoriate as Citizen Activists References10: Civic Engagement at a Small Rural College: If We Can Do It… The Democracy Commitment at Allegany College of Maryland Investigating the Impact of Cocurricular Civic Presentations Analysis and Results Discussion and Implications Conclusion References11: The Civic Outcomes of Community College Conceptual Framework Methods Descriptive Results of the Civic Outcomes Survey Predictive Results of the Civic Outcomes Survey What Can We Take Away from This Analysis (and Where Do We Go from Here)? References12: Empowering and Transforming a Community of Learners via a Student-Centered Approach to Campus Dialogue and Deliberation Dialogue and Deliberation at Skyline College Investigating the Transferability of Dialogue and Deliberation Skills Discussion Lessons Learned References13: Bridging the Workforce and Civic Missions of Community Colleges Student Views of MCTC's Civic and Workforce Missions Faculty and Staff Views of MCTC's Civic and Workforce Missions Challenges and Possibilities for Integrating Workforce and Civic Missions Referenc

New directions for community colleges

Publ. comme no 160, winter 2012 de la revue New directions for community collegesIndexComprend des réf. bibliogr

The shaping of american higher education: Emergence and growth of the contemporary system

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The Community Colleges’ Role in Developing Students’ Civic Outcomes

Objective: Ideally, community colleges both democratize opportunity and develop in students the civic skills necessary to meaningfully participate in a democratic society. This national pilot study examines the individual and institutional factors associated with greater civic agency, capacity, behavior, and knowledge among students after at least 1 year of community college attendance. Method: Using survey data obtained from both community college students and administrators via a new civic outcomes survey and institutional questionnaire, this research utilizes both descriptive and multivariate statistics to identify associations between individual and institutional characteristics and behaviors leading to greater civic outcomes. Results: Holding students’ incoming characteristics and pre-college behaviors constant, this study shows that community college students’ academic and extracurricular behaviors, as well as institutions’ intentionality toward civic engagement, are associated with higher levels of civic agency, capacity, behavior, and knowledge. Contributions: Results of this study indicate that by making visible and measurable commitments to civic learning and democratic engagement on campus, and by creating opportunities for students to interact with one another, wrestle with thorny social or political issues, and engage in their communities, colleges can help create informed citizens who are skilled in democratic practices and committed to lifelong engagement. For community colleges, this is especially important, given their large population of students from groups historically marginalized in the nation’s education and political systems and their mission to both democratize opportunity and do the work of democracy.</jats:p