APSA Publications

Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines (2017)​

Explains how campuses can promote high quality education for civic engagement, providing a wealth of examples of successful practices, techniques, and assessment strategies.​

Teaching Civic Engagement: From Student to Active Citizen (2013)

Provides an exploration of key theoretical discussions, innovative ideas, and best practices in educating citizens in the 21st century.


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Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines

Chapter 1 Why Do We Need Government? The Role of Civic Education in the Face of the Free Rider Problem Jane Mansbridge, Harvard Kennedy School
Chapter 2 The Politically Engaged Classroom Nancy Thomas and Margaret Brower, Tufts University
Chapter 3 Deliberative Pedagogy’s Feminist Potential: Teaching Our Students to Cultivate a More Inclusive Public Sphere J. Cherie Strachan, Central Michigan University
Chapter 4 The Essential Role of Campus Planning in Student Civic Education Andrew J. Seligsohn and Maggie Grove, Campus Compact
Chapter 5 Excerpts from a Crucible Moment and Civic Prompts Caryn McTighe Musil, Northwestern University
Chapter 6 Civic Education, A Key to Trust in Government Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Barrett and Greene Inc.
Chapter 7 The History of Civic Education in Political Science, The Story of a Discipline’s Failure to Lead Michael T. Rogers, Arkansas Tech University
Chapter 8 Active Learning and the Acquisition of Political Knowledge in High School Diana Owen and G. Isaac W. Riddle, Georgetown University
Chapter 9 Essential School Supports for Civic Learning Shawn P. Healy, Robert R. McCormick Foundation Democracy Program
Chapter 10 Using Twitter to Promote Classroom and Civic Engagement Gina Serignese Woodall and Tara M. Lennon, Arizona State University
Chapter 11 All Politics Is Local: Teaching Urban Studies to Suburban Students Constance A. Mixon, Elmhurst College
Chapter 12 Promoting Civic Engagement in a Required General Education Course John Suarez, SUNY Cortland
Chapter 13 Fostering Civic Engagement Through the Arts: A Blueprint Constance DeVereaux, Colorado State University
Chapter 14 Service-Learning in an Environmental Engineering Classroom: Examples, Evaluation, and Recommendations Tara Kulkarni and Kimberly Coleman, University of Vermont
Chapter 15 Partnering with Campus and Community to Promote Civic Engagement: Miami University’s Citizenship and Democracy Week John Forren, Miami University
Chapter 16 Teaching Faculty to Teach Civic Engagement: Interdisciplinary Models to Facilitate Pedagogical Success Sarah Surak and Alexander Pope, Salisbury University; Christopher Jensen and Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University
Chapter 17 Politically Themed Residential Learning Communities as Incubators of Interest in Government and Politics John McTague, Towson University
Chapter 18 Collaborative Civic Engagement, A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Democracy with Elementary and University Students Ann N. Crigler, Gerald Thomas Goodnight, Stephen Armstrong, and Aditi Ramesh, University of Southern California
Chapter 19 Unscripted Learning: Cultivating Engaged Catalysts James Simeone, James Sikora and Deborah Halperin, Illinois Wesleyan University
Chapter 20 New Resources for Civic Engagement: The National Survey of Student Leaders, Campus Associational Life, and the Consortium for Inter-Campus SoTL Research J. Cherie Strachan, Central Michigan University and Elizabeth A. Bennion, University South Bend
Chapter 21 Civic Engagement Centers and Institutes Promising Routes for Teaching Lessons in Citizenship to Students of All Disciplines Elizabeth C. Matto, George Washington University and Mary McHugh, Merrimack College
Chapter 22 Moving Forward with Assessment: Important Tips and Resources Elizabeth Bennion, University South Bend
Chapter 23 Politics 365, Fostering Campus Climates for Student Political Learning and Engagement Nancy Thomas and Margaret Brower, Tufts University