Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities

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Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities

Author	: Krista M. Soria
File Size	: 48,6 Mb
Publisher	: Springer
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 June 2016
ISBN	: 9781137553126
Pages	: 269 pages

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Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities by Krista M. Soria Book PDF Summary

This book outlines how undergraduate students engage with civic and community projects and how this can be encouraged by their universities. It also explores how universities can build on this involvement and develop undergraduates' civic and democratic capacities, including programmatic strategies and conceptual frameworks for understanding the students' activities. As higher education across the globe experiences increasing student numbers it is important to understand how students engage with civic and community service.

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