Civic Engagement – A Problem in Search of a Solution?

ABSTRACT

This article discusses the use of community partnerships to produce civic engagement. In two undergraduate courses during the Fall 2016 semester, students created products that met the stated needs of local nonprofit organizations. Students indicated a positive reaction to their experiences in qualitative assessment instruments, and the community partners were appreciative of students’ output. Given the semester-long timeframe of the projects, it is unknown whether they will lead to greater civic engagement on the part of students or the communities in which the projects took place.

KEYWORDS:

• Civic engagement
• community partnership
• community engagement
• refugees
• program evaluation

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Chad Raymond

Chad Raymond is Associate Professor of Political Science & International Relations and chairperson of the Department of Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies at Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.