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Hartley, Matthew; Saltmarsh, John; Clayton, Patti – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2010
Evidence has emerged that the civic engagement movement in US higher education may not be fulfilling its transformative potential, having lost sight of its core democratic purposes. Civic engagement conceptualised only in terms of activity and place--programmes in communities--may be easily accommodated to prevailing technocratic practices. For…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Higher Education, Democracy, Organizational Change
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Fouhey, Helen; Saltmarsh, John – Journal of Experiential Education, 1996
A collaboration between Outward Bound and Northeastern University allows a diverse group of 6-10 college students to participate in a community service learning project. Describes how the collaboration emphasizes "connected knowing," (the collective construction of knowledge) and reflective inquiry to increase the relevance of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Programs, Experiential Learning, Higher Education