Civic learning and democratic engagement means promoting the education of students for engaged citizenship through democratic participation in their communities, respect and appreciation of diversity, and social responsibility.
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Dialogue and Deliberation are innovative processes that help people come together across differences to tackle challenging problems and conversations. In a time of extreme political partisanship and increased conflict between…
This presentation will highlight findings relevant to civic engagement from NSSE including the Topical Module on Civic Engagement which invites students to report on the extent to which they are engaged in service-learning,…
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Not all experience is educational. How do educators discern effective experiential learning from ineffective? How do individuals who organize service learning programs create powerful plans and experiences that integrate course…
Through the session, we will explore together how education for social responsibility is the best preparation for work, what this means for the kinds of educational opportunities student and academic affairs professionals…
What role can student affairs administrators play in furthering student activists' learning and development?
As a regional compact of 12 institutions in seven counties, the South Florida Campus Compact Regional Collaborative (“Collaborative”) has become stewards of place in the South Florida Metropolitan Area. Through this…