Responsive and Responsible: Levels of Faculty Encouragement of Civic Engagement

Authors

Eddie R. Cole, College of William and MaryFollow
Elijah C. Howe, Indiana UniversityFollow
Thomas F. Nelson Laird, Indiana UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Education

Publication Date

2-12-2016

Journal

Journal of College and Character

Volume

17

Issue

1

First Page

8

Last Page

22

Abstract

This study explores how often faculty members encourage students to engage with campus, local, state, national, and global issues. Using data from the 2013 administration of the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE), the results show that faculty members are more likely to encourage students to engage in state, national, or global issues than campus or local issues. Differences in faculty encouragement of civic engagement are also presented across gender, racial/ethnic identification, rank and employment status, and institutional affiliation, among other characteristics. Implications for practice are provided.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2194587X.2015.1125366

Recommended Citation

Cole, Eddie R.; Howe, Elijah C.; and Nelson Laird, Thomas F., "Responsive and Responsible: Levels of Faculty Encouragement of Civic Engagement" (2016). Articles. 54.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/articles/54