Going public : civic and community engagement /

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Imprint:East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013]
Description:1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations, map.
Language:English
Series:Transformations in Higher Education
Transformations in higher education.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015431
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Other authors / contributors:Fitzgerald, Hiram E.
Primavera, Judy.
ISBN:1609173791
9781609173791
9781611860894
161186089X
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The terms "civic engagement" and "community engagement" have various definitions, but they are united by the sense that individuals who are civically engaged not only are concerned about the quality of life in their communities but also take action to improve conditions for the common good. In the United States, to be civically engaged means to actively participate in a civil democratic society. Going Public examines programs related to civic engagement and the ways in which faculty and students participate in communities in order to improve them. Engagement scholarship is a.
Other form:Print version: 9781611860894 161186089X
Standard no.:ebc3338326