Aligning Civic Engagement with the Strategic Goals of an Institution: Focus on Allegheny College

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Stephanie; Weisman, Eleanor
Titel	Aligning Civic Engagement with the Strategic Goals of an Institution: Focus on Allegheny College
Quelle	In: Journal of College and Character, 13 (2012) 1, (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-1639
DOI	10.1515/jcc-2012-1843
Schlagwörter	Strategic Planning; Social Action; Liberal Arts; Ethics; Citizen Participation; Values; Community Involvement; Service Learning; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Soziales Handeln; Ethik; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Wertbegriff; Service-Learning
Abstract	The Values, Ethics, and Social Action (VESA) minor at Allegheny College has been an academic program since 1999. This article describes the unique strengths of VESA and some of the institutional and conceptual challenges faced by the program and presents details of practices employed to meet these challenges in order to sustain this community engagement program. One of the most promising practices is to align the program firmly with the recent strategic plan for the college. The VESA program embodies the mission of the college, demonstrating how civic participation is a valuable foundation for liberal arts institutions. (Contains 6 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10