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Item 4: Activity 1: The Relational Syllabus Gpt – A Faculty Tool For Inclusive Civic, Parakh Hoon

Parakh Hoon, United States Government

This faculty-facing GPT tool supports inclusive, equity-based course design by helping instructors create assignments and syllabi that engage students in civic learning, democratic reasoning, and ethical AI use. Drawing from Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT), and Action-Oriented Competency Didactics (AOCD), the GPT scaffolds syllabus revision, integration of civic learning outcomes, and multimodal assignment redesign. The tool includes templates for AI use and reflection, accessible tone adjustments, and civic-based learning progression. It is designed for faculty across general education, political science, and interdisciplinary humanities, and supports both AI-assisted and AI-free learning paths.

Item 2: Activity 1: Creating Group Agreements For Classroom Discussions, Kara Dillard

Kara Dillard, Civic Leadership: Theories and Practice

Higher education classrooms are ideal for learning the skills of democratic civic discourse, but these spaces also need agreed upon norms for how students will engage each other. Over four sequential steps, this activity asks students to reflect on the times they’ve had a difficult discussion, what went well and what did not, and to use these reflections to generate a set of shared class values to guide their conversations about wicked issues.

Item 3: Activity 2: Practicing “Hot Takes” (Aka Hot Takes Speed Friending) File Name: Dillard_Activity2, Kara Dillard

Kara Dillard, Civic Leadership: Theories and Practice

This short activity gives students an opportunity to speak and listen to the views of their classmates about a variety of topics. In rotating pairs, students will give their take on a variety of issues ranging from easy to complex. By the end of the class, students will have experience sharing their views, listening to others, and meeting several classmates.

Item 4: Activity 3: Surfacing Values Through Moral Foundation Conversations, Kara Dillard

Kara Dillard, Civic Leadership: Theories and Practice

This activity explores the concept of motivated reasoning and the moral foundations people hold that make them believe wicked issues are “wicked.” Students will explore their own values and think about how their values change depending on the issue. Students will also practice talking with people who have different values than them on any given issue.

Item 2: Identifying Local Nonprofit Organizations & Volunteer Opportunities Activity, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

In this small group/paired activity, students will use the internet to identify a local nonprofit organization, its mission, its work/services (what it does and why), volunteer opportunities, populations served, and the social issues/problems it seeks to address. They will use this information to create a visual about the nonprofit organization. Next, they will present their findings to the class by taking the position of the organization to discuss the significance of their work and try to recruit volunteers. Students will then vote on which organization they would like to (potentially) volunteer with as a class!

Item 5: Immigration Story Project, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

The United States has a long history of migration. Immigrants and refugees have experienced unique challenges throughout their migration trajectory from origin to settlement in a new society. The purpose of this assignment is an opportunity to practice civic engagement by learning about an immigrant’s challenges from an immigrant themself. Students will be interviewing an immigrant and creating an MS PowerPoint recorded audio presentation about their story. Presentations will be shared with classmates.

Item 6: Sociological Imagination And Civic Problems Essay Assignment, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

In this assignment, a short-written essay, students will be using the concept of the “sociological imagination” (introduced by sociologist C. Wright Mills) to examine a local civic problem reported in the news. Mills introduces this idea of “personal troubles” versus “public issues” by explaining that although individuals tend to perceive their problems as being “personal troubles,” these problems are “public issues,” stemming from the structures and culture of society. To effectively engage in civic engagement, we must understand how societal structures, culture, and practices impact our everyday lives and problems we experience. This can then help us work collectively on …

Editor’S Note: Comparative Civilizational Turn: The Future Of The Iscsc In The Wake Of Geopolitical “Grey Rhino” Events, Greg Lewicki

Comparative Civilizations Review

The last few years seem to have brought some bitter realizations among political scientists, forecasters, and security analysts. Namely: they tend to err, and their forecasts too often remain off-target.

Item 1: Soc 1100 - Introduction To Sociology (Civic Engagement Emphasis) Syllabus, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

This is an Introduction to Sociology course syllabus with a civic engagement emphasis. Sociology is one of the most well-suited disciplines to address civic issues and civic engagement. Sociology examines social life, social problems, and civic issues from “private troubles” to “public issues” and how these are interconnected (see C. Wright Mills). Social activism, which is a form of civic engagement, is one of sociology’s core commitments.

Item 3: Service-Learning As Civic Engagement Project, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

Students will participate in an intercultural service-learning project as a form of civic engagement in collaboration with immigrant and refugee-serving organizations by volunteering with a partner organization weekly or biweekly throughout the semester. Students will write civic engagement reflections on their experiences.

Item 4: Diverse Conversations - Unify America Challenge Assignment, Fatima Sattar

Fatima Sattar, Soc 1100 - Introduction to Sociology with a Civic Engagement Emphasis

The purpose of this assignment is to build civic-communication skills through a one-on-one, paired conversation on important societal issues (e.g., economy, health, immigration and more) and written reflection. These are also important topics examined by the social sciences and humanities. To productively work toward civic engagement, it is important to learn to have a civil conversation and dialogue about issues affecting our society with someone who has a different perspective than your own The purpose of the Unify Challenge, run by Unify America, is “to spark conversation with other college students across the country who might be politically and socially …

It 332-451: Digital Crime, Dipesh Patel

Informatics Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Hist 213-011: The 20th Century World, Elektra Kostopoulou

History Syllabi

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Table Of Contents

Journal of Youth Development

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Hist 213-015: The 20th Century World, Elektra Kostopoulou

History Syllabi

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Examining Student Critical Thinking Dispositions Within The College And Career Readiness Of Students Involved In Ffa And 4-H In Georgia, James D. Scott, Eric Rubenstein, Jason Peake, Nicholas E. Fuhrman Phd, Jori N. Hall

Journal of Youth Development

Preparing youth, primarily as they become high school graduates, to be ready to enter college and careers, has been a primary driving force in primary and secondary education for over 20 years. However, there lacks consistency in the definition and of the true idea of college and career readiness in the twentyfirst century. Additionally, there is a lack of research examining the impacts that student involvement in youth organizations has on the development of college and career-readiness skills. One facet of college and career readiness is the development of critical thinking skills and dispositions, which include enjoying solving problems, respecting …

Front Matter

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Civilization: The Gaze Of Photography, William Alexander Ewing

Comparative Civilizations Review

If the lifetime of our species were imagined as a single 24-hour day, then civilization makes its appearance at the 23.02 mark. And photography? It comes on stage under a minute before midnight.

How marvelous it would have been to have had photography recording our lives throughout those millennia.

Beyond Earth: Strategic Pathways To A Multiplanet Civilization And The Case For Mars Settlement, Andrew Targowski

Comparative Civilizations Review

This research provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of the transition toward a multiplanet civilization, with a special focus on Mars as humanity’s first major step beyond Earth. By addressing technological, political, economic, and ethical dimensions, it aims to inform policymakers, scientists, and the public about the feasibility, challenges, and philosophical implications of interplanetary expansion.

As humanity approaches the threshold of becoming a multiplanet civilization, it faces unprecedented scientific, technological, economic, and ethical challenges. This paper explores the rationale, methodologies, and critical considerations for establishing sustainable human settlements beyond Earth, with a particular focus on Mars. By analyzing advances in …

Early Adult Outcomes Of 4-H Program Alumni: A Propensity-Matched Comparative Study, Steven M. Worker, Roshan K. Nayak, Anne Marie Iaccopucci, Nicole Marshall-Wheeler

Journal of Youth Development

A young person’s engagement in high-quality youth development programs should lead to stronger positive outcomes as a young adult. Theoretical literature advances broad indicators that mark success in young adulthood; however, there is a dearth of empirical publications reporting long-term outcomes to support this assumption. We conducted a cross-sectional survey study to report on three long-term outcomes (economic stability, health and well-being, and community involvement) of young adult (aged 19 to 34) alumni of the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program. We compared 4-H alumni outcomes to matched peers using secondary data sources. The 4-H alumni sample demonstrated more …

2025-09-01 Caudill Connection, Morehead State University. Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences.

Caudill Connection

Caudill Connection newsletter for September of 2025.

Assessing The Psychological Wellbeing And Resilience Of Frontline Health Workers In Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study, Ahmed Sarki, Joseph Atukwatse, Gideon Mbithi, Sabina Odero, Mary Namuguzi, Bernard Mutwiri, Lestine Bitakwitse, Peninah Wachira, Kevinson Mwangi, Eunice Ndirangu, Amina Abubakar

Institute for Human Development, East Africa

Background: Health workers in the frontline are the major drivers of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. However, these health workers face both chronic and acute shocks and stressors that expose them to mental health problems which are often overlooked. We examined the prevalence of mental health problems, correlates of psychological functioning, and resilience of frontline health workers in Uganda.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 1800 frontline health workers across all regions of Uganda from August through October 2023. We used tools such as the PC-PTSD-5, PHQ9, PSS, GAD-7, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, and CD-RISC-10 to assess PTSD, …

Aast 141h.01: Black - From Africa To Hip-Hop, Tobin M. Shearer

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Psci 474.01: Civil Rights, Ramona Grey

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Psci 482.01: Politics Of The World Economy, Abhishek Chatterjee

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Psyx 532.01: Advanced Psychopathology, Bryan N. Cochran

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Soci 101s.01: Introduction To Sociology, Mark Heiigs

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Soci 202.01: Social Statistics, Madison B. Gerdes

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Soci 211s.01: Introduction To Criminology, Jackson M. Bunch

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Soci 329.01: Green Criminology, Jessie L. Slepicka

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.