Civic Responsibility and Higher Education

Twenty-one essays stress the importance of civic responsibility in higher education and offer ideas and solutions about how to incorporate this responsibility into the curriculum for colleges and universities. The essays in Civic Responsibility and Higher Education provide an overview of the problem, examples of what colleges and universities are doing to address it, a discussion of the intersection between higher education and other sectors of society, an explanation of the different perspectives within higher education, and a description of the challenges higher education will face in renewing civic engagement. Topics covered include civic engagement, citizenship development, institutional responsibility, and assessment and accountability.