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Publication Date: 2016
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Overcoming Faculty Fears about Civic Work: Reclaiming Higher Education's Civic Purpose
Kaufman, Cynthia
New Directions for Community Colleges, n173 p69-76 Spr 2016
This chapter describes fears that may lead to faculty resistance to civic engagement and suggests approaches to conquering these fears in order to further develop the civic capacities of our students and institutions.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Institutional Mission, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, College Faculty, Fear, Program Descriptions, Resistance to Change, Change Strategies, Self Efficacy, Teacher Behavior
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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