ED 691 - Service Learning and Civic Engagement in Higher Education

3 Credit(s)

This course introduces students to current theory, practices, and trends associated with civic engagement and service learning initiatives in higher education. The course examines how faculty and students approach the design and implementation of student learning in response to community-identified concerns within the context of institutional university or college mission. Students explore the relationships between academic course work, student service-learning, and the development of citizenship skills. The role of federal and state policy, institutional mission and strategic planning, faculty engagement, curriculum, and societal trends are discussed.