Engaging Civic Engagement

Framing the Civic Education Movement in Higher Education

Chad Woolard

Civic education in higher education is housed in various types of institutions (i.e., community colleges, four year universities, public and private institutions), institutional offices, academic departments, and larger, cross-campus initiatives and organizations. Civic education programs promote numerous activities to foster student engagement both inside and outside the classroom. Many in higher education have embraced the civic education movement; however, as with other social movements, the civic education movement is still a contested area. Defining civic education (i.e., civic engagement, service learning, political engagement, community engagement, etc.) becomes problematic because there seems to be as many terms for civic education as there are civic education scholars. Engaging Civic Engagement: Framing the Civic Education Movement in Higher Education provides a comparative analysis of major approaches to civic education in the civic education moment, including implications for higher education. « less more »

Lexington Books

Pages: 118 • Trim: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8

978-1-4985-5794-8 • Hardback • August 2017 • $80.00 • (£52.95)

978-1-4985-5795-5 • eBook • August 2017 • $76.00 • (£49.95)

Subjects: Education / Higher

Engaging Civic Engagement

Framing the Civic Education Movement in Higher Education

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Summary

Civic education in higher education is housed in various types of institutions (i.e., community colleges, four year universities, public and private institutions), institutional offices, academic departments, and larger, cross-campus initiatives and organizations. Civic education programs promote numerous activities to foster student engagement both inside and outside the classroom. Many in higher education have embraced the civic education movement; however, as with other social movements, the civic education movement is still a contested area. Defining civic education (i.e., civic engagement, service learning, political engagement, community engagement, etc.) becomes problematic because there seems to be as many terms for civic education as there are civic education scholars. Engaging Civic Engagement: Framing the Civic Education Movement in Higher Education provides a comparative analysis of major approaches to civic education in the civic education moment, including implications for higher education.

Book Details

Lexington Books

Pages: 118 • Trim: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8

978-1-4985-5794-8 • Hardback • August 2017 • $80.00 • (£52.95)

978-1-4985-5795-5 • eBook • August 2017 • $76.00 • (£49.95)

Subjects: Education / Higher

Author

Chad Woolard is instructional assistant professor of communication at Illinois State University.

Table of Contents

Contents
Chapter 1: Civic Education in Higher Education
Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Frames Analysis
Chapter 3: Civic Education Frames
Chapter 4: Developing a Civic Education Pedagogy
Appendix A: Analysis Process Overview
Appendix B: Civic Education Framing Matrix
References
About the Author

Reviews

Scholars interested in the civic education movement in higher education have long struggled with efforts to reach consensus on a definition for civic engagement. In this book, Dr. Woolard exposes the lack of conceptual clarity and offers ground breaking analysis of many of the predominant perspectives in this debate.
— Stephen Hunt, Illinois State University

a uniquely valuable resource for champions of civic education.
— John W. Presley, Emeritus, Illinois State University

With many institutions in higher education embracing civic engagement as a core value, experiences and best practices of civic engagement vary widely as universities prepare students for citizenship. Dr. Woolard’s comprehensive book contributes useful insights into concept articulation as well as strategies to help scholars and teachers deal with the changing landscape of this dynamic concept.
— Lance Lippert, Illinois State University

Engaging Civic Engagement

Framing the Civic Education Movement in Higher Education

Chad Woolard

Engaging Civic Engagement

Framing the Civic Education Movement in Higher Education

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