Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice Practices for Community

In this edited volume, authors explore the ways in which departments, programs, and centers at public research universities are working to better engage students in the work of citizenship and social justice. The chapters in this book illuminate the possi

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Edited by Tania D. Mitchell And Krista M. Soria

Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice

Tania D. Mitchell  •  Krista M. Soria Editors

Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice Practices for Community Engagement at Research Universities

Editors Tania D. Mitchell College of Education and Human Development University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Krista M. Soria University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-62970-4    ISBN 978-3-319-62971-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62971-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017955046 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Maxger/ iStock / Getty Images Plus Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

For T. Aaron Hans and Michael Paradise, whose support and unconditional love were paramount to this undertaking.

Contents

1 Introduction: Educating for Citizenship and  Social Justice—Practices for Community Engagement at Research Universities   1 Tania D. Mitchell and Krista M. Soria 2 Undergraduates’ Development of Citizenship at Public Research Universities: A Data-­Driven Imperative for Social Justice  11 Krista M. Soria, Tania D. Mitchell, Mathew Lauer, and Anthony Scali

Part I  Academic Models for Community Engagement  33 3 Developing a Civic Identity by Designing and  Facilitating Public Opportunities for Deliberative Dialogue  35 Lori L. Britt and Leanna K. Smithberger 4 Making History: Fostering Democratic Imagination Through Community-Engaged Social Movement Scholarship  47 Sean Burns vii

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5 Constructing a Knowledge Bas