The Public-Good Variable: Can Public Engagement Boost State Support for Higher Education?

<p>Higher education serves as an agent of social change that plays a significant role in the development of socially conscious and engaged students. The duty higher education has toward society, the role for-profit educational institutions play in enhancing the public good, and the prospect of making social change an element of these providers’ missions are discussed. Laureate’s Global Citizenship Project is introduced, highlighting the development of the project’s civic engagement rubric and the challenges of assessing civic engagement.</p>

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A New Era of Accountability

Higher Education Response to Exponential Societal Shifts - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2410-7.ch012 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 251-274

Author(s):

Marilee Bresciani Ludvik

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Public Good ◽

Performance Indicators ◽

Institutional Performance ◽

New Era ◽

Economic Stimulation ◽

The Public ◽

American Higher Education

The clash of whether higher education should serve the public good or economic stimulation seems more alive than ever to some, and to others, it has come to an end. Not agreeing on the purpose of American higher education certainly makes it difficult to know whether educators are being responsible for delivering what is expected of them. Rather than reviewing the important debate that has already taken place, this chapter seeks to merge the two seemingly juxtaposed disagreements and discuss how bringing the two purposes together may influence how we examine accountability. As such, an inquiry model, including ways to gather and interpret institutional performance indicators for accountability is posited. Practical suggestions for implementation of this methodology are provided.

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If You Build It, They Will Come

The Proper Role of Higher Education in a Democratic Society - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7744-8.ch012 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 207-228

Author(s):

Rayshawn L. Eastman ◽

Keith Lanser

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Public Good ◽

Citizen Engagement ◽

Democratic Process ◽

Critical Part ◽

The Public ◽

Analytical Skills ◽

Democratic Engagement

Citizen engagement is a critical part of a democracy. As citizens engage with a democracy, they must possess the skills to critically examine information and couple it with the ability to exercise analytical skills. This will allow them to investigate information to discern truth from lies. In this chapter, the authors argue that higher education has a role in cultivating participation in the democratic process, as education is for the public good. Through democratic engagement, students will gain the skills needed to be informed citizens. Democratic engagement on campus done right has to have the proper infrastructure and intentional inclusion efforts.

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