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Twenty-five leaders from the higher education and service-learning sectors provide insight into what works in building citizenship through civic engagement on their campuses and communities. From small colleges to large universities, these strong voices demonstrate that American democracy is very much active and prepared for the 21st century.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword : volunteerism and service in our society / Neil Bush
• Introduction : higher education responds to the new crisis in democracy / William V. Flores and Katrina S. Rogers
• Our own learning paths led us to points of lights and Kettering / William V. Flores and Noël Bezette-Flores
• Democracy's challenge for academe : from public good to consumer good and back again? / David Mathews
• Tackling technology, inequality, and globalization : considerations for leaders in a democratic society / Katrina S. Rogers
• Voices of presidents on renewing the civic purpose of higher education
• Perspectives from college presidents : a view from a collaborative association / Sean Creighton
• Renewing civil society : Madison's living legacy / Jonathan Alger and Abraham Goldberg
• The constituent place of service in Catholic higher education / Rev. Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale
• The civically engaged college / Adam Weinberg
• Graduate education and civic engagement : the story of an independent graduate school / Katrina S. Rogers
• Voice of presidents in urban settings
• Democracy in action : lessons of an urban university / William V. Flores
• When the fight for democracy and justice is the founding purpose of your institution / David Wilson
• Pragmatic perspectives from within an urban community college / Rassoul Dastmozd
• Community colleges = democracy's colleges / Otto Lee and Kevin Drumm
• Voices of presidents on student learning and democracy
• Civic engagement and student learning at Allegheny College / Terence Bensel and James Mullen
• Renewing the promise of the land grant universities / Waded Cruzado
• Nurturing democracy through regional stewardship : the case of CSU Monterey Bay / Eduardo M. Ochoa

• Moving from civility to respect and decency : preparing college students for the practice of inclusive citizenship in a diverse democracy / Sean Decatur
• Theory and practice : views from center directors
• The cultivation of practical wisdom : a collaborative perspective on civic learning in higher education / Windy Y. Lawrence and Noël Bezette-Flores with John Locke
• Sources of professional development for community engagement directors in an evolving field / Azuri L. Gonzalez
• Strengthening higher education public service partnerships through engagement and dialogue / Amanda Buberger
• From crisis to opportunity : rethinking the civic role of universities in the face of wicked problems, hyper-partisanship, and truth decay / Martín Carcasson
• Breaking a silence : becoming citizen professionals in higher education / Harry C. Boyte
• Conclusion : recommendations for the path forward / William V. Flores and Katrina S. Rogers.

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Contributors:

Flores, William Vincent , editor

Rogers, Katrina S. (Katrina Suzanne), 1963- , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Democracy, civic engagement, and citizenship in higher education (Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019] — ISBN 9781498590945; LCCN 2019006245)

Subjects:

Education, Higher — Aims and objectives — United States

Democracy and education — United States

Collge and community — United States

Citizenship — Study and teaching (Higher) — United States

Service learning — United States

Education, Higher — Aims and objectives

Education, Higher

Democracy and education

Citizenship — Study and teaching (Higher)

Citizenship

Service learning

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

LA227.4 .D466 2019eb

ISBNs:

1498590950
9781498590952 (electronic bk.)
9781498590945 (cloth, alk. paper) [Invalid]
1498590942 [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019019572

OCLC Numbers:

1098217170