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Civic Engagement: A Study Of Changes In College, Ande Diaz, Nancy E. Wilson, Lisa S. O'Leary, Dawn Geronimo Terkla
Civic Engagement: A Study Of Changes In College, Ande Diaz, Nancy E. Wilson, Lisa S. O'Leary, Dawn Geronimo Terkla
Office of Intercultural Center Staff Publications
Using a mixed method longitudinal cohort design, the Tufts University study is examining student involvement in and attitudes towards civic engagement during the undergraduate years and beyond. It does this by using baseline data from students’ levels of community service in high school and then analyzes a variety of curricular and co-curricular experiences in college. This article focuses solely on the research design and some preliminary findings of students’ civic attitudes during their first two years of college.
Civic Engagement Assessment: Linking Activities To Attitudes, Ande Diaz, Dawn Geronimo Terkla, Lisa S. O’Leary, Nancy E. Wilson
Civic Engagement Assessment: Linking Activities To Attitudes, Ande Diaz, Dawn Geronimo Terkla, Lisa S. O’Leary, Nancy E. Wilson
Office of Intercultural Center Staff Publications
In the March-April 2005 issue of Assessment Update, Trudy Banta issued a call to readers to provide information on individual campuses’ efforts to assess civic engagement. This call has prompted us to share the multifaceted approach that Tuffs University has taken to describe and assess this area of student endeavor. Specifically, we will describe an in-depth study designed to investigate undergraduates’ participation in and attitudes toward civic engagement.