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Critical Issues in Higher Education for the Public Good offers new evidence and insights into the complexities of higher education and the public good. This unique collection of award winning authors discusses what is needed in order to actualize higher education for the public good, where "higher education" and "the public" are inclusive of multiple constituencies. Issues of race, class, gender, ethnicity, urban environments, and systemic oppression are addressed, along with teaching and learning, study abroad, affirmative action and community-university engagement.
This book represents an ongoing commitment to bring new scholarly voices into a public discussion about the relationship that exists between higher education and American society. In organizing the writing project that is reflected in these chapters, we sought to provide original empirical evidence regarding the myriad benefits between higher education and society situated within a contemporary context. The degree to which this goal has been met is a reflection of the insight, scholarship and creativity of the authors represented in these chapters. We all owe them a debt of thanks for what they have brought to their work and for their career-long commitment to higher education for the public good. It has resulted in a book that has local, state and national implications for educational practice, policy and the public; furthermore, this is a book that breaks down old frameworks that needed to be challenged, replacing them with new ideas to be explored and debated.
ISBN
1933483210
Publication Date
10-2009
Publisher
Kennesaw State University Press
City
Kennesaw, GA
Keywords
higher education, public good, qualitative, quantitative, historical
Disciplines
Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Education | Higher Education | University Extension
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Preface
John C. Burkhardt, Penny A. Pasque, Nicholas A. Bowman, and Magdalena Martinez
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Alexander W. and Helen S. Astin
Section I: Addressing Class, Gender, and Race in Higher Education
Chapter 2 - Climbing Up and Over the Ivy: Examining the Experiences of American Indian Ivy League Graduates
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Chapter 3 - Shifting from Racial Equality to Racial Diversity: Michigan's Answer to the Affirmative Action College Admissions Debate
Denise O'Neil Green
Chapter 4 - The Puzzle and Paradox of Student Mobility in Higher Education
Sara Goldrick-Rab
Section II - Engaging Students and the Community through Study Abroad, Service-Learning, and Civic Engagement
Chapter 5 - Reflections on War, Nation, and Identity: American Undergraduates Abroad
Nadine Dolby
Chapter 6 - The Effects of College on African Americans' Volunteer Experiences After Graduation
Lamont A. Flowers
Chapter 7 - "To Share with All": Vida Scudder's Educational Work in the Settlements
Julia Garbus
Chapter 8 - College Graduates' Perspectives on the Effect of Capstone Service-Learning Courses
Seanna M. Kerrigan
Chapter 9 - Contested Moral Ideals and Affirmative Actions: The Importance of Public Deliberation
Michele S. Moses
Chapter 10 - 21st Century Self-Sufficiency: A Community-University Partnership Explores Information Technology's Potential for Empowering Low-income Individuals and Families
Richard L. O'Bryant
Section III: Redefining the Academy for the Public Good
Chapter 11 - Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education
Jennifer E. Learner
Chapter 12 - Ethical Conflicts and Public Responsibilities: Commercialization in the Academy
Joshua Powers
Chapter 13 - Chicana/o Professors and the Public Good: Community Commitment, Activist Scholarship, and the Practice of Consciousness
Luis Urrieta, Jr.
Chapter 14 - Toward the Engaged Institution: Rhetoric, Practice, and Validation
David J. Weerts
Chapter 15 - Conclusion - Progressing Toward the Public Good: Current Conceptions, Future Directions, and Potential Challenges
Anthony Chambers and Nicholas A. Bowman
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