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Special Report: Higher Education: Civic Mission & Civic Effects

Research Format: Special Reports

by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and CIRCLE

March 2006

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and CIRCLE jointly release a consensus report by 22 scholars that explores the civic effects of attending college and the benefits of various approaches to civic learning in higher education. The authors represent the fields of political science, psychology, economics, philosophy, sociology, research in higher education, and women’s studies. The report concludes with a research agenda.

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Suggested citation: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). (2006.) Higher Education: Civic Mission & Civic Effects. Retrieved from the CIRCLE website: http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/higher_ed_civic_mission_and_civic_effects.pdf.

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