A special invite for all service-learning folks:
Call *for Papers
Special Thematic Issue of the American Behavioral Scientist on
=22The University=27s Responsibilities in Troubled Times=22
This issue of the American Behavioral Scientist critically reexamines the =
role of the university in today=27s troubled times. How has the university=
responded to the pressing problems confronting U.S. society? How should =
it be responding? Is the traditional model of university education--of =
professors lecturing students in hallowed, ivy-covered halls in a =
university =22on a hill=22--appropriate to prepare students for the next =
century?
Topics that would be appropriate for submission for this thematic issue of =
ABS include:=20
- As a (corporate) citizen, what are the rights and =
responsibilities of the university?
- To what extent does or can service-learning meet =
the needs of the community?
- What can or should the university do to educate =
its students about living in a diverse society?
- What are universities doing, if anything, to =
address the educational needs of non-university students, such as =
illiterate adults in the community or poor children failing in public =
schools?
- How well are universities educating students to be =
responsible citizens, enhancing their social capital?
We are looking for tightly-presented papers, ranging from 3500-6000 words =
(15-25 pages typescript). They may be theoretical, conceptual, or =
prescriptive essays, or they may be reports and analyses of empirical =
research. Abstracts, proposals (300-500 words), or conference papers =
should be submitted for consideration by September 1, 1997. Completed =
drafts will be due by January 1, 1998.
For additional information or to submit proposals (please submit to both), =
please contact:
Sam Marullo and Bob Edwards
Sociology Dept Sociology Dept
Georgetown Univ A-402 Brewster
Washington, D.C. East Carolina Univ
20057-1037 Greenville, NC
Phone: 27858-4353
202-687-3582 919-328-4863
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e-mail:
marullos=40gunet.georgetown.edu
e-mail: =
edwardsr=40mail.ecu.edu=20