Description
Book SynopsisFeaturing contributors including a group of experts in the field such as Parker Palmer and E Grady Bogue, this book is a follow-up to Ernest Boyer's landmark report, "Campus Life: In Search of Community" produced by the Carnegie Foundation in 1990.
Trade Review"The richness of the discussion, and the emphasis on reflecting about the meaning of community makes this an especially useful tool." (
Journal of College Student Development, April 2003)
Table of ContentsForeword (Parker J. Palmer).
Preface.
The Boyer Center.
The Contributors.
1. An Agenda of Common Caring: The Call for Community in Higher Education (E. Grady Bogue).
2. Creating Community in a Complex Research University Environment (Betty L. Moore and Arthur W. Carter).
3. Beyond Rhetoric: Composing a Common Community Experience (Cynthia A. Wells).
4. Modeling Community Through Campus Leadership (Larry D. Roper and Susan D. Longerbeam).
5. A Lab Without Walls: A Team Approach to Creating Community (Cathy Eidson Brown, J. Mark Brown, and Robert A. Littleton).
6. Promoting Community Through Citizenship and Service (Jean L. Bacon).
7. Absent Voices: Assessing Students' Perceptions of Campus Community (William M. McDonald).
8. Conclusion: Final Reflections and Suggestions for Creating Campus Community (William M. McDonald and Associates).
Afterword: The Quest for Community in Higher Education (Parker J. Palmer).
Index.
