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Educating A Committe Citizenry, Faith Gabelnick Jan 1997

Educating A Committe Citizenry, Faith Gabelnick

Higher Education

If we want our students to acquire the democratic virtues of honesty, tolerance. empathy. generosity. teamwork, and social responsibility, we have to demonstrate those qualities not only in our individual professional conduct but also in our institutional policies," writes Alexander Astin in "What Higher Education Can Do in the Cause of Citizenship"' (Chronicle of Higher Education, October 6, 1995).


Identity Development And Student Involvement Of African-American Undergraduate Students At Historically White Colleges And Universities In Southern Appalachia, Rosemary G. Bundy Jan 1997

Identity Development And Student Involvement Of African-American Undergraduate Students At Historically White Colleges And Universities In Southern Appalachia, Rosemary G. Bundy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study of African American undergraduates at Emory & Henry College, Tusculum College, Western Carolina University, East Tennessee State University, Appalachian State University, and University of North Carolina at Asheville was conducted to determine students' stages of identity development, level of involvement in campus activities, and demographic characteristics within historically White Southern Appalachian colleges and universities, both public and independent. Three research questions were answered by analyzing 21 null hypotheses using the t-test and the chi square test. Hypotheses were tested at the.05 level of significance. Data collected in this study revealed that the students' perceptions of identity development and …


Large-Scale Institutional Change To Implement An Urban University Mission: Portland State University, Judith A. Ramaley Jan 1996

Large-Scale Institutional Change To Implement An Urban University Mission: Portland State University, Judith A. Ramaley

Higher Education

In response to calls for accountability and effectiveness, public universities are reviewing their missions and are adopting measurable mission-specific goals. An emerging distinctive institutional type is the urban university, an institution characterized by the nature and extent of its responsiveness to the research and educational needs of complex metropolitan regions. This paper concerns the national environment for organizational change, a model for change, and a case study of one urban university that has pursued comprehensive and systemic change in its academic and administrative environment to direct resources to the support of its distinctive urban mission.


Implementing Service Learning In Higher Education, Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher Jan 1996

Implementing Service Learning In Higher Education, Robert G. Bringle, Julie A. Hatcher

Higher Education

The current interest in service learning provides universities with a unique opportunity to engage their students in community service, expand their educational agenda, and build reciprocal partnerships - with the community. This article discusses the implementation of service learning by delineating a set of activities for four constituencies: the institution, faculty, students, and community.


Education For Self-Reliance, Responsibility And Hope, John Strassburger Jan 1996

Education For Self-Reliance, Responsibility And Hope, John Strassburger

Publications

This is the first in a series of occasional papers about the challenges confronting students and what Ursinus is doing to help them enter adult life.


Lessons Learned: Institutionalizing Service On The Campus, Corporation For National Service, Cooperative Education Assocation Jan 1995

Lessons Learned: Institutionalizing Service On The Campus, Corporation For National Service, Cooperative Education Assocation

Conference Proceedings

Learn and Serve America: Higher Education Corporation for National Service. January 26, 1995 Telebriefing: "Institutionalizing Service on Your Campus" Resource Packet.


Preparing The Way For Reform In Higher Education: Drawing Upon The Resources Of The Community-At-Large, Judith A. Ramaley Jan 1995

Preparing The Way For Reform In Higher Education: Drawing Upon The Resources Of The Community-At-Large, Judith A. Ramaley

Higher Education

Higher education is being asked to pay more attention to student learning and to contribute to the enhancement of the social and economic conditions of the community it serves. As a result, educational institutions will no longer be self-contained Community members and organizations have become not only critical partners inframing the goals and intentions of the educational reform movement, but they also have assets that must be tapped by educational institutions that wish to implement change and respond to social needs


The Impact Of A College Community Service Laboratory On Students' Personal, Social, And Cognitive Outcomes, Dwight Giles Jr., Janet Eyler Jan 1994

The Impact Of A College Community Service Laboratory On Students' Personal, Social, And Cognitive Outcomes, Dwight Giles Jr., Janet Eyler

Higher Education

This exploratory study attempts to· answer the question: can a required service-learning experience of limited intensity and duration have an impact on the development of college students as participating citizens of their community? Students who provided community service as part of a one credit "community service laboratory" showed a significant increase in their belief that people can make a difference, that they should be involved in community service and particularly in leadership and political influence, and in their commitment to perform volunteer service the following semester. They also became less likely to blame social service clients for their misfortunes and …


The Impact Of Andrews' Community Service Assistantship Program On Students, Andrews University, And The Local Community: An Interim Report, Sten Labianca Dec 1993

The Impact Of Andrews' Community Service Assistantship Program On Students, Andrews University, And The Local Community: An Interim Report, Sten Labianca

Higher Education

The original objective of this research project was to determine the short and long-term impact of Andrews University's Community Service Assistantship Program (CSAP) on college students' attitudes toward civic responsibility and volunteerism. The study also sought to examine the broader impact of the program on students' academic performance, its impact on Andrews University as a whole, and its impact on the local community. The following is an interim report on findings relative to these objectives.


The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-October 1982, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff Oct 1982

The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-October 1982, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-April 1982, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff Apr 1982

The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-April 1982, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-January 1982, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff Jan 1982

The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-January 1982, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum- October 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff Oct 1981

The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum- October 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-June 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff Jun 1981

The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-June 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-May 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff May 1981

The Comittee On Women And The Curriculum-May 1981, University Of Maine, Committee On Women In The Curriculum Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Newsletter: Women's Caucus Of The Speech Communication Association Jan 1974

Newsletter: Women's Caucus Of The Speech Communication Association

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Women's Caucus of The Speech Communication Association, Research and Teaching About Women and Communication newsletter. 1st Edition. January 1974.


Newsletter: Women's Caucus For The Modern Language Samla Regional Branch Dec 1971

Newsletter: Women's Caucus For The Modern Language Samla Regional Branch

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

WCML newsletter, bulletin no. 2. December 1971.


Adult Education In Post-War Australia, Colin Robert Badger Jan 1944

Adult Education In Post-War Australia, Colin Robert Badger

Future of Education

It cannot be denied that we will need more and more adult education in post-war Australia. There are many encouraging signs that the people of Australia are becoming aware of the deficiencies of their educational systems, and that reform and reconstruction, long overdue, will be bought about by the steady pressure of public opinion. There is a strong demand for a general raising of the school leaving age, for revised and better curricula, for better professional training for teachers, and for far more liberal provision of school buildings and equipment. And there is, fortunately, an increasingly strong demand for adult …