"Spring 2016" Includes index and bibliographical references. New Book -- April -- 2016
Contents:
Bridging the workforce and civic missions of community colleges / Lena Jones. Love of the world : Civic skills for jobs, work, and action / Bernie Ronan -- The community college's role in helping to make democracy work as it should / David Mathews -- Political science, civic engagement, and the wicked problems of democracy / John J. Theis -- Civic engagement and cosmopolitan leadership / Clifford P. Harbour -- Implementing the civic engagement graduation requirement at Kingsborough Community College / Lavita McMath Turner -- Overcoming faculty fears about civic work : Reclaiming higher education's civic purpose / Cynthia Kaufman -- Reframing teacher education for democratic engagement / Lisa Strahley, Tracy D'Arpino -- Bridging cultures to form a nation : The humanities and democratic learning / Caryn McTight Musil -- Civic engagement at a small rural college : If we can do it / Kurt Hoffman -- The civic outcomes of community college / Carrie B. Kisker, Mallory Angeli Newell, Dayna S. Weintrau -- Empowering and transforming a community of learners via a student-centered approach to campus dialogue and deliberation / Jennifer Mair -- Bridging the workforce and civic missions of community colleges / Lena Jones.
Summary:
"This issue of New Directions for Community Colleges establishes a philosophical framework for civic learning and democratic engagement in community colleges; details several approaches to enhancing the civic capacities of students in these institutions; provides best practice examples and lessons learned from practitioners in the field; and addresses some of the sticky issues with which civic practitioners and scholars are wrestling"--Back cover.
Series:
New directions for community colleges, 0194-3081 ; no. 173
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