Civic Responsibility and Higher Education (American Council on Education/Oryx Press Series on Higher Education) - Hardcover

Ehrlich, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573562890 ISBN 13: 9781573562898

Publisher: Oryx Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

More than a century ago, John Dewey challenged the education community to look to civic involvement for the betterment of both community and campus. Today, the challenge remains. In his landmark book, editor Thomas Ehrlich has collected essays from national leaders who have focused on civic responsibility and higher education. Imparting both philosophy and working examples, Ehrlich provides the inspiration for innovative new programs in this essential area of learning.

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Review:

"Recommended for general collections as well as all collections that support teacher education."-The Journal of Academic Librarianship

"Civic Responsibility and Higher Education should be required reading. This powerful book calls for a drastic change in higher education's role in society."-Journal of College Student Development

?Recommended for general collections as well as all collections that support teacher education.?-The Journal of Academic Librarianship

?Civic Responsibility and Higher Education should be required reading. This powerful book calls for a drastic change in higher education's role in society.?-Journal of College Student Development

?The writers represent a cast of heavyweights in scholarly "thinking" and pragmatic "doing..,."this book is timely in that government and educational institutions have become more involved in emphasizing the importance of civic involvement by students....this a readable text with much to offer any organization or idividual interested in a clearer understanding of the issues and prospects for enhancing civic responsibility by way of existing institutions-especially those of higher learning....the authors and editior deliver on the title and theme of this book. The text highly recommended for anyone interested in better understanding the philosophy and status of civic responsbility initiatives in higher education, as well as the means to further enchance that responsibility through planning, programming, and delivery.?-Community College Journal on Research and Practice

"The writers represent a cast of heavyweights in scholarly "thinking" and pragmatic "doing..,."this book is timely in that government and educational institutions have become more involved in emphasizing the importance of civic involvement by students....this a readable text with much to offer any organization or idividual interested in a clearer understanding of the issues and prospects for enhancing civic responsibility by way of existing institutions-especially those of higher learning....the authors and editior deliver on the title and theme of this book. The text highly recommended for anyone interested in better understanding the philosophy and status of civic responsbility initiatives in higher education, as well as the means to further enchance that responsibility through planning, programming, and delivery."-Community College Journal on Research and Practice

Synopsis:

More than a century ago, John Dewey challenged the education community to look at civic involvement for the betterment of both community and campus. Today, the challenge remains. In this text, editor Thomas Ehrlich has collected essays from national leaders who have focused on civic responsibility and higher education. The book imparts both philosophy and working examples with the aim of providing the inspiration for innovative new programmes in this essential area of learning. The essays should be of interest to anyone troubled about American democracy and its future, as well as about the future of higher education in the country. The authors have written with particular attention to college and university faculty and administrators about what they can do to educate their own students to be responsible citizens. The essays also provide insights on how campuses themselves can be engaged citizens of their communities. But the volume is also written for a larger audience of those concerned about how to reverse the decline of civic engagement in the USA.

The authors not only diagnose the reasons why higher education has been primarily on the sidelines during this decline, but also propose concrete steps to change that reality.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oryx Press Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1573562890
• ISBN 13: 9781573562898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448