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Journal of College and Character editorial board


Jon C. Dalton, Editor

Pamela C. Crosby, Editor


Dennis Attick

Jay Brandenberger

Larry Braskamp

Alyssa N. Bryant

Christopher M. Caldwell

Rosa Cintron

Mary B. Coburn

Theodore R. Curtis

Diana Denton

Pitt Derryberry

Gina Frieden

Perry Glanzer

Bill Haggard

Mary F. Howard-Hamilton

Karl D. Hostetler

Scott Howell

Shouping Hu

Lisa A. Kihl

Jason Laker

Mark Laboe

Peter Laurence

Gary D. Malaney

Kieran Mathieson

George McClellan

Phyllis McCluskey

Stephen Nelson

Laura Osteen

Mark Wm Radecke

Dennis Roberts

Katrina Rodriguez

A.G. Rud

Leslie Sadler

Robert Schwartz

C. Carney Strange

Ashley Tull

Kelly Ward

Chuck Yoos


Executive Board

George Allan

anthony lising antonio

Michael J. Cuyjet

Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Thomas J. Johnson

Art Sandeen

Dafina L. Stewart

Diane Waryold


Contributors

David Eberhardt

Debora Liddell

Alyssa Bryant

Liesa Stamm

Amanda Weldy


Journal of College and Character

Scholarship on character development in college

The Journal of College and Character is a refereed journal that publishes scholarly articles and applied research on issues related to ethics, values, and character development in the higher education setting. The journal focuses specifically on how colleges and universities influence, both intentionally and unintentionally, the moral and civic learning and behaviors of college students.

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Current Issue

Volume X, No. 1, September 2008



FROM THE EDITORS

STUDENT VOTING AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN COLLEGE: SHOULD HIGHER EDUCATION BE DOING MORE TO PROMOTE CIVIC AGENCY?

Jon C. Dalton, Editor, Florida State University
Pamela C. Crosby, Editor, Florida State University


As the nation prepares for a pivotal general election this fall, it is timely to consider what role colleges and universities should play in promoting student participation in the political process. While colleges and universities have become deeply invested over the past 20 years in promoting community service and integrating service learning into the curriculum, there continues to be considerable uncertainty about the role of promoting student involvement in the political process and in the broader arena of public work.


INVITED ARTICLES

INTERSECTIONS OF POLITICAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Anne Colby, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

The study suggests that educational attention to the moral dimensions of politics can strengthen the depth and resilience of political commitment as well as support more ethically thoughtful and sophisticated political engagement.


THE AMERICAN DREAM

Harry C. Boyte, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Values education needs to become much more closely tied to education for civic agency, which will require a bolder and more political conception of the role of values educators.


THE SECULAR THESIS REVISITED: RELIGIOUS LIFE ON THE SECULAR COLLEGE CAMPUS TODAY

Samuel Speers, Vassar College

This essay considers the shifting terrain of the “religious” and the “secular” in liberal arts education from the perspective of a religious life administrator.


STUDENT POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND THE RENEWAL OF DEMOCRACY

Elizabeth Hollander, Tufts University
Nicholas V. Longo, Providence College


In this essay emerging trends in college student political engagement are reviewed and ideas are presented for educating this generation of students for democracy.


DEVELOPING GLOBAL CITIZENS

Larry A. Braskamp, The Gallup Organization

College students who view themselves as global citizens also express a complex view of knowing, are committed to the common good, and desire to relate to others unlike them. Education abroad is one effective pathway to develop students with a global perspective, but we should not limit our perspective to cultural differences that are only associated with nations and countries.


PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

DO FINANCIAL AID AWARDS IN COLLEGE AFFECT GRADUATES’ DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT?

Shouping Hu, Florida State University

This study examines whether receiving GMS awards during college years affected graduates’ democratic values and civic engagement after college. The results indicated that receiving GMS awards had positive effects on college graduates’ democratic values and civic engagement after college. These findings can help expand the understanding of the role of financial aid on college students and have implications for preparing college students for lives of civic responsibility.


OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

A DAUFUSKIE ISLAND LAD IN AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY: AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION

J. Herman Blake, Medical University of South Carolina
Ervin R. Simmons, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina


A new and unique academic community in an elite public university offers an educational opportunity to young people from underprivileged homes and with poor educational preparation.


REGULAR FEATURES

WHAT THEY'RE READING
HOW TO TALK ABOUT HOT TOPICS ON CAMPUS: FROM POLARIZATION TO MORAL CONVERSATION

Reviewed by Liesa Stamm, Contributing Editor, Rutgers University

This book provides a comprehensive blend of visionary inspiration, practical guidance, and the authors’ personal philosophies, experiences, and insights for transforming campuses to become places that tolerate and encourage diverse viewpoints, practices, and truths.


ETHICAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS
(HOW) CAN WE BE POLITICAL IN OUR WORK IN HIGHER EDUCATION?

David M. Eberhardt, Jr., Contributing Editor, Birmingham-Southern College

As students return and our campuses again become lively with political activity, situations are certain to develop that raise questions about how professionals in a collegiate environment interact appropriately with students around political issues.


NEW SCHOLARS AND SCHOLARSHIP
WHAT DO STUDENTS KNOW ABOUT CHEATING? SPOTLIGHT ON SHARON A. VALENTE AND DAN LAWSON

Interview by Debora L. Liddell, Contributing Editor, University of Iowa

Two scholars discuss their research based on results from the Academic Integrity Awareness Survey (AIAS), which assesses students' knowledge about, and their decision making process regarding, ethical behavior.


BEST PRACTICES
A UNIVERSITY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITY:
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Richard J. Hardy, Western Illinois University
Aimee D. Shouse, Western Illinois University


This paper addresses the successful implementation of a campus-wide mock presidential election in the fall semester of 2007, and includes a discussion of how civic education can be the responsibility of faculty from disparate disciplines.


BEST PRACTICES
TEACHING LEADERSHIP WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: A CASE STUDY

Irma O’Dell, Kansas State University
Grace Y. Hwang, Kansas State University

This paper surveys past approaches to multicultural and international education, and describes a “Global Immersion Week” learning activity that uses the “unit approach” as a vehicle to educate students on global issues.

STUDENT REFLECTIONS
AN ALUMNA’S PERSPECTIVE ON PARTICIPATING IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS

Rebecca Reed, DePaul University
Amanda Weldy, UCLA, Contributing Editor

This article highlights Rebecca Reed, an alumna from DePaul University, and her journey to becoming socially active and politically engaged through her college experience. Ultimately, this paper suggests how college educators can motivate students not only to vote but also to continue to sustain their commitments to social and political change after the election season is over.