Curriculum Alignment with a Mission of Social Change in Higher Education
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Curriculum Alignment with a Mission of Social Change in Higher Education Iris M. Yob 1 & Steven L. Danver 1 & Sheryl Kristensen 1 & William Schulz 1 & Kathy Simmons 1 & Henry M. Brashen 1 & Rebecca Sidler Krysiak 1 & Linda Kiltz 1 & Linda Gatlin 1 & Suzanne Wesson 1 & Diane R. Penland 1
# Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Abstract Institutions of higher education frequently acknowledge their role in contributing to the common good through their mission statements. The current literature suggests that in order to be effective mission statements must be clearly articulated and reflected in all the activities of the institution including its curriculum. Faculty members at Walden University developed a Curriculum Guide for Social Change that could serve as a tool for reviewing current course offerings and developing new courses to reflect its mission of Bcreating positive social change.^ Those involved in piloting the Guide report on the process in this article. The general consensus is that it was time-consuming and frequently subjective; but the Guide gave substance to the institution’s mission, opening the way for its fuller implementation. Iris M. Yob is Director of Social Change Initiatives, Walden University. She has an M.Ed., Newcastle University, (Australia); M.A. Andrews University (Michigan); and an Ed.D., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) in Philosophy of Education. Her research interests focus on the role of higher education in community engagement, the public good, and social change; spiritual education; and music and arts education. Steven L. Danver is Interim Program Director for General Education in the College of Undergraduate Studies at Walden University. He received his M.A in Historical Studies from Graduate Theological Union and his Ph.D. in History from the University of Utah. His research focuses on the practical implementation of online education as well as its theoretical underpinnings, alongside his continuing work in American Indian and American environmental history. Sheryl Kristensen is Core Faculty in the Ph.D. in Management program at Walden University. She has a B.S. in Business from the University of Idaho; an M.A. in Leadership in Human Service Administration from Bradley University; and a Ph.D. in Education, Training and Performance Improvement from Capella University. Her research interests include institutional effectiveness, change management, transfer of learning, influence, sustainability, leadership, and organizational behavior. William Schulz received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Georgia. He is currently a full-time faculty member with Walden University, where he focuses on leadership and strategy. Kathy Simmons is Program Director, M.S. Project Management, Walden University. She has an M.S. in Project Management, George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Management and Technology, Walden University. Her research interests focus on the social impact of project management. Henry M. Brashen is Program Director for the M.S./Human Resou
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