Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice

Tania D. Mitchell is an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, USA.

Krista M. Soria is a Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Research at the University of Minnesota, USA.

In this edited volume, authors explore the ways in which departments, programs, and centers at public research universities are working to better engage students in the work of citizenship and social justice. The chapters in this book illuminate the possibilities and challenges for developing community engagement experiences and provide evidence of the effects of these efforts on communities and undergraduate students' development of citizenship outcomes. This text reveals how important the integration of our intentions and actions are to create a community engaged practice aimed towards justice.

Offers insights into how these institutions are committing to their public engagement missions

Introduction: Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice.- Chapter 1. Undergraduates' Development of Citizenship.- Chapter 2. Developing a Civic Identity.- Chapter 3. Fostering Democratic Imagination.- Chapter 4. Constructing a Knowledge Base.- Chapter 5. Engaging Undergraduate Men in Service-Learning.- Chapter 6. Models of Civic Engagement.- Chapter 7. Beyond Service-Learning.- Chapter 8. Racial Melancholia.- Chapter 9. Citizen Scholars' Conceptions of Social Justice.- Chapter 10. Science Shops and the U.S. Research University.- Chapter 11. Demonstrating Solidarity in the Co-curricula.- Chapter 12. Developing the Democratic Spirit.- Chapter 13. High-Impact Integrated Curriculum Partnership.- Chapter 14. Culture of Engagement.- Chapter 15. Enhancing Underrepresented Students' Success.- Chapter 16. Community Service and Social Justice.- Chapter 17. American Cultures Engaged Scholarship Program.- Chapter 18. Public Service as a Brand Identity.- Chapter 19. Beyond Service toward Human Liberation.- Conclusion: Educating for Social Justice.