The Challenge of Developing Civic Engagement

Overview:

  • Civic engagement has been slow to develop in higher education

  • Decline of public services in UK has led to barriers in re-development of civic universities

Keywords:

  • Public engagement

  • Civic engagement

  • Civic university

  • Service learning

  • Volunteering

Higher education + civic engagement

  • What role should higher education play in respect to citizenship ?

  • Neglect of this in HE, not deemed relevant to HE

  • Higher education + citizenship = under explored