Resources

As students develop cognitively, integrating knowledge in ways that reflect their learning, they also need to grow both interpersonally, by considering themselves as part of a larger whole, and intrapersonally, by establishing a belief system that can influence and guide their choices and experiences.

A little dated--1990's--but is a thorough lit review

Faculty who understand the mental and emotional changes that college students experience can design courses that meet students’ needs and support continued development. Links on this site present theories and research on students’ cognitive, moral, and emotional development. Divided into four categories: Cognitive, Moral, Cognitive and Moral and Emotional Development.

The Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC, founded 1996, to create, translate, and disseminate scholarship on the civic role of religion in a globalizing world. Its innovative partnerships link academics and the faith community to empower emerging leaders through various programs.

Campus Compact-- national coalition of 1,100+ university presidents committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. It promotes public and community service that develops citizenship skills, helps campuses forge effective community partnerships, and provides resources for faculty seeking to integrate civic-based. Membership includes public, private, two- and four-year institutions.

Project Pericles is a not-for-profit that encourages and facilitates commitments by universities to include social responsibility and participatory citizenship as elements of their education. It works directly with member institutions as they individually and collaboratively develop model civic engagement programs in their classrooms, on their campuses, and in their communities.

Harvard deans argue it’s time to reimagine higher education’s civic mission. The public purposes of education should go beyond benefits to individuals and focus on a tripod of intellect, morality, and action, all grounded in a knowledge base of American history and constitutional principles.

Website for Imagining America, a consortium of universities and organizations committed to advancing the public and civic purposes of humanities, arts, and design.

Due to the 21st century emphasis on digital collections and electronic resources, libraries face an uncertain future. Librarians have always been teaching, but now must conquer the disparaging status treatment to which they are subjected and evolve their profession by joining their teaching faculty colleagues in classrooms on campuses.

This presentation focuses on on-line workshops that librarians developed to help teaching faculty infuse information fluency into their courses.