Civic Prompts—Making Civic Learning Routine across the Disciplines

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AASCU’s sister organization has produced a free publication entitled Civic Prompts: Making Civic Learning Routine across the Disciplines. This report suggests a need to: 

1. change the definition/current conception of civic learning
2. more clearly articulate precisely what a “civic minded” institution is, and
3. ensure that all educators are capable of engaging their field of study through a civic lens.

The report also advocates engaging students in the “big question” of civic learning; preparing students to not only have knowledge of civic engagement but to also actually take action; and highlighting personal and social responsibilities in every discipline.

McTighe Musil, C. (2015). CIVIC PROMPTS: Making Civic Learning Routine Across the Disciplines. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.