Given that students are increasingly arriving on campus with limited civic knowledge and the fragile state of our democracy there is an urgent need to incorporate civic learning into courses programs systems and processes throughout our institutions. This book provides administrators student affairs educators and faculty with frameworks and examples for developing initiatives and programs to promote studentsâ civic learning and democratic engagement; set sustainable campus-wide goals; track student learning outcomes; and make data-driven decisions that impact the campus climate for civic engagement. For many campuses the first step is to assemble a diverse team of faculty staff students and community partners to review existing programs; research national organizations that offer data support and benchmarks for sustainable initiatives; identify examples of practice such as those described in this book; and consider the diversity of the student body and local community their needs and the opportunities they offer. Beyond two opening chapters that provide foundational grounding for this work this volume offers nineteen emerging and promising examples of how a range of institutionsâfrom community colleges and liberal arts universities to state and Research One institutionsâare addressing the need for civic learning promoting civil political discourse engaging students in voter registration and mobilization and on how to work with legislators on issuesâand how to promote this work on a non-partisan basis. The chapters identify a wide range of resources and organizations that support the work of civic engagement both nationallyâsuch as AAC&U Campus Compact NASPA Institute for Democracy & Higher Education the National Study of Learning Voting and Engagement and the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagementâand at the state level. When designed and executed well civic learning programs can foster competencies for lifelong citizenship and inspire young people to see themselves as civic actors and problem-solvers to seek diverse viewpoints and perspectives and to make change in their communities. This book offers ideas resources and frameworks to undertake this vital task. | Power to the Polls A Guide to Developing Civic Learning Election Engagement and Political Action in Higher Education
Given that students are increasingly arriving on campus with limited civic knowledge and the fragile state of our democracy there is an urgent need to incorporate civic learning into courses programs systems and processes throughout our institutions. This book provides administrators student affairs educators and faculty with frameworks and examples for developing initiatives and programs to promote studentsâ civic learning and democratic engagement; set sustainable campus-wide goals; track student learning outcomes; and make data-driven decisions that impact the campus climate for civic engagement. For many campuses the first step is to assemble a diverse team of faculty staff students and community partners to review existing programs; research national organizations that offer data support and benchmarks for sustainable initiatives; identify examples of practice such as those described in this book; and consider the diversity of the student body and local community their needs and the opportunities they offer. Beyond two opening chapters that provide foundational grounding for this work this volume offers nineteen emerging and promising examples of how a range of institutionsâfrom community colleges and liberal arts universities to state and Research One institutionsâare addressing the need for civic learning promoting civil political discourse engaging students in voter registration and mobilization and on how to work with legislators on issuesâand how to promote this work on a non-partisan basis. The chapters identify a wide range of resources and organizations that support the work of civic engagement both nationallyâsuch as AAC&U Campus Compact NASPA Institute for Democracy & Higher Education the National Study of Learning Voting and Engagement and the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagementâand at the state level. When designed and executed well civic learning programs can foster competencies for lifelong citizenship and inspire young people to see themselves as civic actors and problem-solvers to seek diverse viewpoints and perspectives and to make change in their communities. This book offers ideas resources and frameworks to undertake this vital task. | Power to the Polls A Guide to Developing Civic Learning Election Engagement and Political Action in Higher Education
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