How are we to understand the nature and value of higher education's public purposes, mission, and work in a democratic society? How do and how should academic professionals contribute to and participate in civic life in their practices as scholars, scientists, and educators? DEMOCRACY AND HIGHER EDUCATION addresses these questions by combining an examination of several normative traditions of civic engagement in American higher education with the presentation and interpretation of a dozen oral history profiles of contemporary practitioners. In his analysis of these profiles, Scott Peters reveals and interprets a democratic-minded civic professionalism that includes and interweaves expert, social critic, responsive service, and proactive leadership roles. DEMOCRACY AND HIGHER EDUCATION contributes to a new line of research on the critically important task of strengthening and defending higher education's positive roles in and for a democratic society.

Democracy and Higher Education: Traditions and Stories of Civic Engagement (Transformations in Higher Education)

Education & Teaching

Scott J. Peters

Higher & Continuing Education

Michigan State University Press

Neither a glorified form of service nor an add-on to the traditional purposes of universities, the public scholarship described in Engaging Campus and Community is--or should be--the heart and soul of academic work. Public scholarship integrates the tripartite university mission of research, teaching, and service to foster democracy, community, and deep learning among faculty, other university staff, students, and community members external to the university. Thoughtfully articulated case studies illustrate how theoretical and practical knowledge can be developed and shared through meaningful and respectful communication among all partners involved in a public scholarship effort. Comparing the several public scholarship cases, the editors derive lessons about how to foster public scholarship that can be applied at many types of higher education institutions, including the land-grant universities that are the focus of this analysis.

Engaging Campus and Community: The Practice of Public Scholarship in the State and Land-Grant University System

Kettering Foundation Press

Beyond Gifted Education: Designing and Implementing Advanced Academic Programs provides the first comprehensive look at designing and implementing K-12 advanced academic student programs. Written by four leading experts in the field, Beyond Gifted Education takes the concerned gifted program coordinator or school administrator through the process of identifying needs, responding with programming, and then finding students who are well-suited for and would benefit from advanced academic programming. Detailed examples walk the reader through real-world scenarios and programs common to the K-12 gifted coordinator on topics such as cluster grouping, acceleration, and increasing diversity. Throughout the book connections are made to Common Core state Standards, Response to Intervention, and a wealth of outside research in order to support ideas.
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented 2014 Legacy Book Award Winner - Scholar

Beyond Gifted Education: Designing and Implementing Advanced Academic Programs

Michael Matthews

Matthew T. McBee

D. Betsy McCoach

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

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