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The Role of Culture in Institutional and Individual Approaches to Civic Responsibility at Research Universities
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Thornton, Courtney H.; Jaeger, Audrey J. – Journal of Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of this research is to employ a theoretical perspective to better understand and recognize the role of institutional culture within the civic responsibility movement in higher education. A three-part conceptual framework (Swidler, 1986) is used to investigate the influence of culture on civic responsibility at two research…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Ideology, Citizenship Responsibility
Promoting Innovative Pedagogy and Engagement through Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Programs
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Bowen, Glenn A.; Kiser, Pamela M. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
This article analyzes the role of service-learning faculty fellows programs in promoting pedagogical innovation and university-community engagement. The analysis is based on the findings of a study conducted among former fellows at two universities in North Carolina, USA. The faculty fellows programs had a strong influence on participants'…
Descriptors: Teaching Skills, Collegiality, Instructional Innovation, Fellowships
A STUDY OF NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND UTILIZATION OF ADVISORY BOARDS.
YOUNG, DOUGLAS – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR ROLE AND THAT OF ADVISORY BOARDS IN PLANNING, EXECUTING, AND EVALUATING THE COUNTY EXTENSION PROGRAM. AGENTS' VIEWS ON WHO OUGHT TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERFORMING COUNTY PROGRAMING FUNCTIONS WERE ALSO EXAMINED. ALL 109 AGENTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN EXTENSION DISTRICT IN…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Age, Educational Background, Extension Agents