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ERIC Number: EJ972985
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1940-1639
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Capacity Building for the Common Good: PSU's Interdisciplinary Minor in Civic Leadership
Nishishiba, Masami; Kecskes, Kevin
Journal of College and Character, v13 n1 Feb 2012
Since the early 1990s, Portland State University has furthered its commitment to civic engagement education by adopting an integrated approach to its general education curriculum. As an outgrowth to this initiative, the minor in Civic Leadership was developed in 2004-05. This interdisciplinary minor was designed with the intent to further integrate and sustain institutional engagement with the Portland Metropolitan community and beyond. This article discusses the history, structure, and roles of academic and community partners associated with the Civic Leadership minor, and elaborates the philosophical foundation of the interdisciplinary curriculum that aims to build student capacity for the common good. (Contains 3 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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