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Ronan, Bernie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2016
This chapter looks at civic learning and democratic engagement from the perspective of political philosophy to suggest the essential cognitive, affective, and political skills needed for careers of fulfilling public work and for civic action.
Descriptors: Job Skills, Thinking Skills, Affective Objectives, Political Science
Wang, Jinhao; Gibson, Angela M.; Salinas, Lelia; Solis, Fred; Slate, John R. – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2007
The mission statements of 34 four-year and of 68 two-year colleges in the State of Texas were examined for themes to determine the extent to which their themes were similar or dissimilar in nature. Although previous researchers have attempted to analyze and demonstrate that these mission statements often have reoccurring themes, only limited…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Cultural Pluralism, Vocational Education