Re: citizenship and institutional/community partnerships

There is a brand new publication from Campus Compact entitled "Civic Engagement 
Across the Curriculum" by Richard Battistoni, which is an excellent resource.  
It is the most comprehensive work I have seen that addresses multiple issues 
related to civic engagement, and I highly recommend it.  It is available from 
the Compact at www.compact.org.

Sherril Gelmon
Professor of Public Health
Portland State University

<<< Begum Verjee <bverjee@interchange.ubc.ca>  2/13  1:46p >>>
Hello all,

I am very grateful for all the help I have received with regards to 
resources and assessment tools I have been searching for.  Much 
appreciated.

Here is another request.  I am looking for information/literature on 
the development of civic responsibility and citizenship in students 
(higher education) with regards to service-learning.
Do students involved in service-learning understand actual community 
needs? Do they have an understanding of the oppressive nature of our 
social and political systems? Do they opportunities to collaborate 
with community to address their needs and challenge these systems?

Any good texts on how civic responsibility/citizenship is constructed 
and understood?  what about from a social justice perspective?

Secondly, I am looking for information/literature on 
institutional/community partnerships that foster civic responsibility 
and citizenship.  What would these look like? How can institutions 
develop/transform to create such partnerships?

Thanks again, and looking forward to your responses.
Begum
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Begum Verjee, M.Ed.
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Women Students' Office
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