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Bibliography -- Civic Engagement

  1. *Hollander, E., & Hartley, M. (2000). Civic renewal in higher education: The state of the movement and the need for a natural network. In T. Ehrlich (Ed.), Higher education and civic responsibility . Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
  2. *National Commission on Civic Renewal. (1998). A nation of spectators: How civic disengagement weakens America and what we can do about it . College Park, MD: Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland.
  3. *Peters, S. (1997). Public scholarship and the land-grant idea. Higher Education Exchange, 50-57.
  4. *Putnam, R. (2000). Bowling alone: The collapse and revival of American community . New York: Simon and Schuster.
  5. *Stanton, T. K. (1999). Service-learning: A movement's pioneers reflect on its origins, practice, and future . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  6. *Tocqueville, A. d. ([1862] 1495). Democracy in America . NY: Vintage Books.
  7. *Wingspread Declaration on Renewing the Civic Mission of the American Research University. (1999). . Providence, RI: Campus Compact.
  8. Brown, N. C. (1997). Reinventing the research university for public service: Comments and observations. Journal of Planning Literature, 11(3), 320-322.
  9. Checkoway, B. (1997). Reinventing the research university for public service. Journal of Planning Literature, 11(3), 307-319.
  10. Checkoway, B. (2001). Renewing the civic mission of the American research university. The Journal of Higher Education, 72(2), 125-147.
  11. Harkavy, I. (1997). The demands of the times and the American research university. Journal of Planning Literature, 11(3), 333-336.
  12. Hauser, S. M. (2000). Education, ability, and civic engagement in the contemporary United States. Social Science Research, 29, 556-582.
  13. Kenworthy, L. (1997). Civic engagement, social capital, and economic cooperation. American behavioral scientist, 40(5), 645-656.
  14. Mathews, D. (2nd ed. 1999). Politics for people: Finding a responsible public voice. University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL.
  15. Lyson, T. A., Torres, R., J., & Welsh, R. (2001). Scale of agricultural production, civic engagement, and community welfare. Social Forces, 80(1), 311-327.
  16. Putnam, R. D. (1995). Bowling alone: America's declining social capital. Journal of democracy, 6(1), 65-78.
  17. Schofer, E., & Fourcase-Gourinchas, M. (2001). The structural contents of civic engagement: Voluntary association membership in comparative perspective. American Sociological Review, 66, 806-828.
  18. Taylor, H. L., Jr. (1997). No more ivory towers: Connecting the research university to the community. Journal of planning literature, 11(3), 327-332.

Links

  1. National Issues Forum
    The National Issues Forum (NIF) is a network of organizations joined together by a common desire to discuss critical issues in an effort to foster citizen engagement in public decision making. The web site includes information on the organizations, professional development opportunities, a calendar of events, reports and titles of issue guide for public forums
     
  2. Study Circles Resource Center
    The Study Circles Resource Center is dedicated to finding ways for all kinds of people to engage in dialogue and problem solving on critical social and political issues. The web site includes information about organizations, publications making study circles happen, special projects, success stories, assessment and study circles around the country
     
  3. Pew Partnership for Civic Change
    The Pew Partnership is a civic research organization whose mission is to identify and document promising solutions and strategies crucial to strong communities. PPCC's research explores how innovative partnerships, citizen participation, and accessible information can catalyze community solutions in these areas. PPCC disseminates practical information about what works to citizens and practitioners everywhere