Civic Engagement Research and Publications

Please browse our listing of civic engagement-related articles, presentations, and other published research.

The Civic Promise of Service-Learning - John Saltmarsh, formerly of Campus Compact and now of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education, discusses the relationship between service-learning and civic education. Service-learning has moved into the mainstream of American higher education as an effective pedagogical approach to improving the teaching and learning of course content, but it has not sufficiently addressed the civic dimensions of the disciplines. The next phase of service-learning's development must focus on the achievement of civic learning outcomes.