Civic Engagement in Higher Education

The Author Barbara Jacoby is senior scholar for the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Center for Campus Life at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she also serves as chair of the Coalition for Civic Engagement and Leadership. She is the author or editor of five books, including Service-Learning in Higher Education, Involving Commuter Students in Learning, and Building Partnerships for Service-Learning, all from Jossey-Bass. Jacoby is a sought-after speaker and consultant on civic engagement and service-learning.

• Foreword vPreface ixAcknowledgments xiiiThe Authors xvIntroduction 11 Civic Engagement in Today’s Higher Education: An Overview 5Barbara Jacoby2 What We Know about Civic Engagement among College Students 31Mark Hugo Lopez and Abby Kiesa3 Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility: The Civic Learning Spiral 49Caryn McTighe Musil4 Civic Engagement in the First College Year 69Mary Stuart Hunter and Blaire L. Moody5 Engaging General Education 85Kim Spiezio6 The Influence of Integrative and Interdisciplinary Learning on Civic Engagement 99Nance Lucas7 Capstone Experiences 117Kevin Kecskes and Seanna Kerrigan8 Enhancing Intercultural Competence through Civic Engagement 140Michelle R. Dunlap and Nicole Webster9 Leadership Education and the Revitalization of Public Life 154Nicholas V. Longo and Marguerite S. Shaffer10 Moving from Service-Learning to Civic Engagement 174Marshall Welch11 Community-Based Undergraduate Research: Collaborative Inquiry for the Public 196Good Elizabeth L. Paul12 Preparing Students for Global Civic Engagement 213Barbara Jacoby and Nevin C. Brown13 Securing the Future of Civic Engagement in Higher Education 227Barbara Jacoby and Elizabeth HollanderName Index 249Subject Index 255