Higher Education and the Development of Moral and Civic Responsibility: Vision and Practice in Three Contexts.

Autor/inn/en	Stephens, Jason M.; Colby, Anne; Ehrlich, Tom; Beaumont, Elizabeth
Titel	Higher Education and the Development of Moral and Civic Responsibility: Vision and Practice in Three Contexts.
Quelle	(2000), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Citizenship Responsibility; College Role; College Students; Community Action; Democratic Values; Ethical Instruction; Higher Education; Moral Values; Partnerships in Education; Public Affairs Education; School Community Relationship; Social Responsibility; Spiritual Development; Student Development; Values Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Collegestudent; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Soziale Verantwortung; Werterziehung
Abstract	This paper grows out of a project under the auspices of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching which seeks to strengthen the means for American higher education to prepare morally thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible citizens. This study examines the experiences of three institutions that recognize the importance of developing students' moral and civic responsibility. At California State University at Monterey Bay, moral and civic development are central elements in guiding the university and animate all aspects of the institution. The United States Air Force Academy (Colorado) emphasizes development of character and honor in the context of preparing military officers. Its central goal is to produce Air Force officers of integrity, honor, and mutual respect, who will be effective in working together across differences and capable of making independent moral judgments. The University of Notre Dame (Indiana) emphasizes students' moral and spiritual development. Faculty feel free to discuss moral and civic issues, even in classes not traditionally seen as offering opportunities for such discussions. The study finds a strong movement toward reinvigorating higher education's civic and democratic mission, and notes that increasingly colleges and universities are developing community-university partnerships around schooling, discourse about public issues, youth programs, and the like. (Contains 40 references.) (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC