eJournal of Public Affairs: New CLDE17 Issue

We’re thrilled to unveil the latest issue of the eJournal of Public Affairs, a collaboration between Missouri State University and AASCU’s American Democracy Project. This issue features content from the 2017 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting in Baltimore, Md. organized by ADP, TDC, and NASPA’s LEAD Initiative.

Issue 7.1 of the eJournal of Public Affairs is what we’re reading!

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Intro Essay: Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement

By Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, National Manager, American Democracy Project, AASCU; Stephanie King, Assistant Director for Civic Engagement, Knowledge Community, and Social Justice Initiatives, NASPA; and Verdis Robinson National Director, The Democracy Commitment
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Articles

Collaborative Engagement from within the Academy: A Self-Reflexive Narrative

By Danielle L. Lake, Grand Valley State University
This essay builds upon the current movement around publicly engaged scholarship, seeking to illuminate its challenges, risks, and rewards through a…

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Enhancing Civic, Electoral, and Political Engagement Through International Student Inclusion

By Adrienne McNally, New York Institute of Technology
International students are often overlooked in the typical civic engagement activities of colleges and universities. However, including international students in such…

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College Student Food Insecurity and Awareness and Use of Supports: Recent Findings from a Survey of Students at a Mid-Sized State Comprehensive University in Kansas

By Brett Zollinger, Fort Hays State University; Shala Mills, State University of New York at New Paltz; Emily Brandt and Wendy Rohleder-Sook Fort Hays State University Recognition of food…

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Invited Essay: Educating for Democracy in Undemocratic Contexts: Avoiding the Zero-Sum Game of Campus Free Speech Versus Inclusion

By Nancy Thomas, Tufts University
The debate over free speech and inclusion in higher education is not new, but it has reached new levels of vitriol and confusion as…

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Bridging Civic Engagement to Civic Responsibility Through Short-Term, International Service-Learning Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis of Student Reflections

By Stephanie Malinenko, Justine Tutuska, and Lynn Matthews, Daemen College
Written reflection is a tool commonly used by faculty to assess student learning in service-learning courses, which are frequently…

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Reviews

Book Review: Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines

By Melanie Nichole Burdick, Washburn University
Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines. Edited by Elizabeth C. Matto, Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Elizabeth A. Bennion, and Dick Simpson. Washington, DC: American Political…

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Book Review: You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen

By Derek W. M. Barker, Kettering Foundation
You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen. By Eric Liu. New York: Public Affairs. 2017. ISBN: 9781610397070. 256 pages.…
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Features

Invited Commentary: Democratic Engagement and Community Engagement: The American Democracy Project at California State University San Marcos

By Scott Gross, Kimber M. Quinney, and Catalina Langen, California State University San Marcos
The American Democracy Project (ADP) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is unique in…

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Food Pantry Making a Difference for FHSU Students

By Chase Willhite, Kansas Health Foundation
Across Kansas, as students like Shane Keller face increasing economic challenges, food insecurity becomes an issue. But, with the help of a Kansas Health…

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CivEd Talks – Doing Civic Engagement through a Wicked Problems Lens: The Case for Passionate Impartiality

By Martín Carcasson
Amid perhaps the most polarized time in our nation’s history, the quality of public discourse has also reached historic lows. Civic engagement practitioners must find ways to…

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CivEd Talks – Millennial Conservatism and Civic Engagement: No, Really, What Do Young Conservatives Want?

By Jane Coaston
Young conservatives are here to stay, and in 2016, they voted in higher numbers — and exhibited higher engagement with candidates and issues — than they had…

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CivEd Talks – Citizen Power

By Eric Liu
Far too many Americans are illiterate in power – what it is, how it operates, why some individuals have more than others. As a result, those few…

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What We’re Reading: Engaging Civic Engagement

Chad Woolard, Ph.D., is an instructional assistant professor in the school of communication at Illinois State University and a long-time ADP supporter. His new book, Engaging Civic Engagement: Framing The Civic Education Movement In Higher Education (Lexington Books, 2017) is what we’re busy reading.

According to Chad, his new book asks:

What is civic engagement? That is the central question that every person who promotes civic education must answer to advocate for civic engagement and teach students’ civic and political engagement skills. However, the answer to that central question is often difficult because there are numerous, competing definitions of civic engagement. For new practitioners, gaining an understanding of civic education can be overwhelming; and for season practitioner, it is difficult to articulate civic education to administrators and practitioners beyond one’s own civic education perspective. Engaging Civic Engagement: Framing The Civic Education Movement In Higher Education provides an unique and much needed analysis of the various perspectives on civic education and identifies points of agreement and disagreement among civic education scholars and is useful for anyone who is interested in or advocates civic education in higher education.

Learn more about the book in this flyer.

Use code LEX30AUTH17 for a special 30% discount on this book through 9/1/2018.

What We’re Reading: New Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement Issue

We recommend reading the latest issue of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE), a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal  published by the University of Georgia. JHEOE is dedicated to advancing theory and practice related to outreach and engagement between higher education and communities.

In the latest issue, volume 21, No. 2, JHEOE authors address opposing perspectives on the purpose of engagement and tensions and contradictions in the relationships between communities and universities, among many other topics. Authors view community engagement from multiple conceptual perspectives, including community-based learning, collaborative relationships and faculty development and engagement as a strategy for justice. The reflective essays, research articles, projects, and book reviews in this issue provide new insight into challenges and explore problems to an even greater depth.

The journal is available here.

Reflective Essays:

• The Concept and Context of the Engaged University in the Global South: Lessons from Latin America to Guide a Research Agenda (Susan Appe, Nadia Rubaii, Sebastian Líppez-De Castro, Stephen Capobianco)
• University-Community Partnership Models: Employing Organizational Management Theories of Paradox and Strategic Contradiction (Amanda Marie Bowers)

Research Articles:

• A Prestudy Curricula-as-Research Model for Scholarship of Engagement: Combining Continuous Service with Discontinuous Learning (Sherrie Steiner)
• Undergraduate Learning through Engaged Scholarship and University-Community Partnerships (Kristen Tarantino)
• Faculty Development for Advancing Community Engagement in Higher Education: Current Trends and Future Directions (Marshall Welch, Star Plaxton-Moore)

Projects with Promise:

• Evolution of a Social Media-Driven Campus-Community Partnership: Collaborative Learning at The Knowledge Café (Susan A. Baim)
• Evaluating Reactions to Community Bridge Initiative Pilot Classes (Julie Koldewyn, Roslynn Brain, Kate Stephens)

Book Reviews:

• Academics Going Public: How to Write and Speak Beyond Academe (Kristina Killgrove)
• Engaging in Social Partnerships: Democratic Practices for Campus-Community Partnerships (Frank A. Fear)
• Educating for Civic-Mindedness: Nurturing Authentic Professional Identities Through Transformative Higher Education (Novella Zett Keith)

What We’re Reading: Michigan Journal of CSL

Beginning with this issue, Volume 23 Number 1 (fall 2016), each issue of the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) will be published using an open access digital format. MJCSL will no longer have a one-year embargo period. Each issue will be accessible upon its release.

MJCSL – it’s what we’re reading!

Research and Theory

Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Community Engaged Scholarship: The Case for Q Methodology

Emily Morrison and Wendy Wagner

Cultivating Practitioners of Democratic Civic Engagement

Novella Zett Keith

The Counter-Normative Effects of Service-Learning: Fostering Attitudes toward Social Equality through Contact and Autonomy

Margaret A. Brown, Jared D. Wymer, and Cierra S. Cooper

The Social Justice Turn: Cultivating “Critical Hope” in an Age of Despair

Kari M. Grain and Darren E. Lund

Pathways to Adult Civic Engagement: Benefits of Reflection and Dialogue across Difference in Higher Education Service-Learning Programs

Dan Richard, Cheryl Keen, Julie A. Hatcher, and Heather A. Pease

Special Section: The SLCE Future Directions Project
Guest Co-Editors: Patti H. Clayton, Sarah E. Stanlick, Edward Zlotkowski, and Lori E. Kniffin

SLCE Future Directions Project: Sustaining a Dialogue, Challenging the Movement

Sarah Stanlick and Edward Zlotkowski

Beyond Superheroes and Sidekicks: Empowerment, Efficacy, and Education in Community Partnerships

Sarah Stanlick and Marla Sell

Learning From and With Community Organizations to Navigate the Tensions of Democratic Engagement

Brandon Whitney, Stacey Muse, Barbara Harrison, Kathleen E. Edwards, and Patti Clayton

Winding Pathways to Engagement: Creating a Front Door

Lori E. Kniffin, Timothy J. Shaffer, and Mary H. Tolar

Values-Engaged Assessment: Reimagining Assessment through the Lens of Democratic Engagement

Joe Bandy, Anna Bartel, Patti H. Clayton, Sylvia Gale, Heather Mack, Julia Metzker, Georgia Nigro, Mary Price, and Sarah Stanlick

Resisting the Siren Song: Charting a Course for Justice

Joe Blosser

Teach the Partnership: Critical University Studies and the Future of Service-Learning

David J. Fine

Responses to the Call for a National Strategic Plan

Lori E. Kniffin and Jeffrey Howard

Book Review Essays

Publicly Engaged Scholars: Next-Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education by Margaret A. Post, Elaine Ward, Nicholas V. Longo, and John Saltmarsh (Eds.)

Reviewed by Dick Cone and Susan C. Harris

Service-Learning and Social Entrepreneurship: A Pedagogy of Social Change by Sandra Enos

Reviewed by Lane Graves Perry, III

Reviewers – Volume 23

What We’re Reading: ECS’s 50 State Comparison on Civic Education

From the Education Commission of the States:

50-State Comparison: Civic Education and Companion Report

With the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act, states have innovative opportunities to provide students with a well-rounded education. Civic education is a vital aspect of a well-rounded education and states across the country have passed legislation related to civic learning and engagement. The ultimate goal is to provide students with opportunities to actively participate in civic and democratic life.

This 50-State Comparison is an update to the 50-State Comparison: Civic Education Policies, released in 2013, and provides a statewide overview of social studies and civic education legislation and identifies trends, distinctions and outliers. The Companion Report for this 50-State Comparison highlights key legislation and specific school curricula related to civic education.

“Exploring and understanding how states across the country approach civic learning and citizenship education through policy and curriculum opens the door for opportunities for improving policies and increasing student engagement in civic issues,” said Jan Brennan, project leader for the National Center for Learning and Civic Engagement, a center within Education Commission of the States. “This 50-State Comparison serves as a resource to help states evaluate their current civic education policies and ensure their students are prepared for future civic engagement.”

Some key takeaways from this report:

• More than half of the states require some form of civic education assessment.

• The majority of states do not include civics, social studies or citizenship in their education accountability systems.

• States vary considerably in the policy device and manner in which they address civic education in statute, administrative code, and curriculum and standards frameworks.

For questions, contact Education Commission of the States Communications Director Amy Skinner at askinner@ecs.org or (303) 299.3609.