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The Civic Republican Response to "Liberalism and Its Critics"
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Mascarenhas, Daniella M.; Barkalow, Jordon B.; Trosky, Abram; Murphy, Gaelan; Westler, Brendon – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
Political theory instructors are often familiar with the syllabus themed "Liberalism and its Critics." Liberalism, however, is often narrowly and teleologically defined as the progressive expansion of human freedom. Further, counter or alternative narratives leave students as mere critics without constructive insight into the balance of…
Descriptors: Political Science, Political Attitudes, Course Descriptions, Freedom
The Neglect of Virtue
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Sockett, Hugh – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2013
This chapter argues that schooling neglects virtue through the dominant quest for right answers. This is not only intellectually disreputable in presuming the correctness of what is taught, but it undermines the development of necessary intellectual virtues, such as open-mindedness, impartiality, and accuracy in the school curriculum, and it fails…
Descriptors: Ethics, Moral Values, Intellectual Development, Moral Development
Becoming an Active Agent in My Education
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Bensinger, Samantha – Schools: Studies in Education, 2012
In this essay, a high school senior reflects on her educational experience as a journey beginning with her difficult decision to stay at Francis W. Parker School for high school and ending with her current search for a college where she can continue to explore the nature of education. Her narrative focuses on her experience in an elective course…
Descriptors: College Admission, Independent Study, Foreign Countries, Democracy
Student Services and Auxiliary Enterprises
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Pittman, Jeffrey S. – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
A greater number of campuses have broadened concepts related to student development connecting traditional student affairs and campus auxiliary services. This connection is increasingly evident in the evolution of sustainability concerns and activities. This chapter explores the role of campus auxiliaries in the promotion of campus environmental…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Personnel Services, Ancillary School Services, Sustainability
Connecting and Collaborating to Further the Intellectual, Civic, and Moral Purposes of Higher Education
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Dungy, Gwendolyn – Journal of College and Character, 2012
Colleges and universities are places where students are immersed in course work and planned activities outside the classroom, where habits based on values and character can be formed. Whether working with students to achieve learning outcomes specifically related to academic courses or helping them work through the consequences of a conduct issue,…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, College Students, Values
Graduateness: An Empirical Examination of the Formative Function of University Education
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Steur, J. M.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. A. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
The formative merits of university education are at risk of being reduced from graduateness in the sense of broad academic cultivation to professional training with a strong emphasis on employability. The difficulty in opposing this trend is the absence of a clear framework for academic cultivation. The aim of this study is to construct a model…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Professional Training, Intellectual Development, Structural Equation Models