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been made possible with
support from the Ewing Marion
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The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Civic Education Across the Curriculum offers faculty in all disci-
plines rationales and resources for connecting their service-learning
efforts to the broader goals of civic engagement. Campuses promoting
engagement are beginning to tie service-learning practices to their civic
mission of preparing students for participation in a diverse, democratic
society. There are, however, few resources for faculty—especially those
in fields not traditionally linked with civic education—to think about
how civic engagement might be incorporated into their own discipli-
nary perspectives and course goals. This volume distills a wide range of
disciplinary perspectives on citizenship into usable conceptual frame-
works. It provides concrete examples of course materials, exercises, and
assignments that can be used in service-learning courses to develop stu-
dents’ civic capacities, regardless of disciplinary area. This volume will
assist faculty in their own curricular work as well as enable them to
combine their individual initiatives with others across their campus.
Richard Battistoni, Ph.D.,i s Professor of Political Science at
Providence College and Campus Compact Engaged Scholar on Civic
Engagement. Formerly the Director of the Feinstein Institute for Public
Service at Providence College, Rick also developed and directed service-
learning efforts at Rutgers and Baylor Universities. A scholar in the field
of political theory with a principal interest in the role of education in a
democratic society, his major service-learning publications include
Experiencing Citizenship: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning
in Political Science
(co-edited with William E. Hudson) and “Making a
Major Commitment: Public and Community Service at Providence
College,” in Zlotkowski, ed.,
Successful Service-Learning Programs.
Another book, Education for Democracy: Citizenship, Community
and Service,
which he co-edited with Benjamin R. Barber, is a principal
textbook used in service-learning classes taught around the country.
Rick is currently heading a National High School Civic Engagement
Initiative, a two-year project funded by a grant from The Pew
Charitable Trusts.
Civic Engagement
Across the Curriculum
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