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International Perspectives

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Global Citizenship: Extending Students' Knowledge an Action to the Global Context by Jenny J. Lee

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Welcome to our resources on moral and civic education initiatives in higher education around the world!

Fostering moral and civic responsibily are educational concerns in many countries today. We have much to learn from character education initiatives and strategies in other countries and this section of the Journal of College and Character is devoted to collecting and disseminating this information.

Events
International meetings, events, activities with a focus on moral and civic learning.

Global Character Initiatives in Higher Education
Educational programs, initiatives and research projects with a focus on moral and civic learning.

International Associations
Journal of College & Character, published by NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and sponsored by the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education, includes resources and information designed to encourage discussion, research, and educational strategies on character development in college. The special focus of this journal is character development in college.

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VOLUME IX, NO. 1, SEPTEMBER 2007

WELCOME AND REFLECTION

NASPA WELCOMES THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND CHARACTER

Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, Executive Director, NASPA.

Gwen Dungy comments on the importance of character and values in college student development and professional work and welcomes the Journal of College and Character as a new publication of NASPA. Read the welcome at WELCOME

REFLECTIONS ON “CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT” AND THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND CHARACTER

Arthur Schwartz, Executive Vice President, John Templeton Foundation

Arthur Schwartz reflects upon his past relationship with the Journal of College and Character and notes the ongoing importance of making character development a focus of attention in academia today. Read the welcome at REFLECTIONS

FROM THE EDITORS

BEING AND HAVING: SHOULDN’T EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AND PEOPLE) BE A MEASURE OF WHAT ONE DOES RATHER THAN WHAT ONE HAS?

Jon C. Dalton and Pamela C. Crosby, Florida State University

College and university officials have long complained about the methodologies used in the annual rankings of “best” colleges by publications such as U.S. News and World Report, the Princeton Review and Peterson’s. Recently, a group of 12 liberal arts college presidents (Strauss, 2007) informally agreed to boycott such rankings by refusing to provide information used to prepare annual reports on “best colleges.” Read more at FROM THE EDITORS

FEATURED ARTICLES

FOSTERING MORAL REFLECTION AND PERCEPTION IN COLLEGES

Laurie D. Casteen, University of Virginia
Elizabeth M. Gibson, Virginia Theological Seminary
Patricia M. Lampkin, University of Virginia


This article provides a theoretical framework within which student affairs professionals might work to foster moral development and ethical decision-making skills among college students. The framework, grounded in ethical theory, is described and applied to the college setting. Central to the discussion is a focus on the importance of students choosing to be “morally serious people.” Read the article at FOSTERING

“FEED MY SHEEP”: FACULTY SHEPHERDING STUDENT ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT IN COLLEGE

Dafina Lazarus Stewart, Bowling Green State University

Student ethical development can occur both inside and outside the classroom. Faculty members have the opportunity to engage deeply with students in the classroom to help support and challenge ethical development in their students. Read the article at FACULTY

“THE CRUCIBLE OF CRISIS: THREE PRESIDENTS CONFRONT THE PERFECT STORM

Stephen J. Nelson, Bridgewater State College

This article, based on interviews with the presidents of Dillard and Xavier Universities and Tougaloo College, examines their leadership in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The ways they led their communities reveal both points of commonality and discrete leadership styles and approaches. Read the article at CRUCIBLE

OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

ON WHAT BASIS DO YOU VOTE? DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES FOR A PLURALISTIC DEMOCRACY

Art Chickering, Goddard College

We face daunting national and global problems. But our political, economic, and social systems are functioning, intellectually and emotionally, at the most base levels articulated by various seminal human development theorists. Our two and four year colleges and universities must help all our citizens reach the level of complex development required to meet these challenges. Read the article at VOTE

THREE “CENTRAL” QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING
Larry Braskamp, Loyola University Chicago

Today’s students are not alike. However, regardless of their primary predisposition, traditional undergraduate students grow and develop during college responding to three different questions: How do I know? Who am I? and How do I relate to others? Read the article at QUESTIONS

THINKING SKILLFULLY AND RESPECTING DIFFERENCE: UNDERSTANDING RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGE ON CAMPUS

Jane Fried, Central Connecticut State University

Understanding religious privilege involves extending our abilities to think in complex ways about difficult issues. Respecting differences in religious values also involves the ability to manage our own emotions, listen without judgment and differentiate between personal values and the assumption that these values are universal. Read the article at RESPECTING

AS YOU LEAVE FOR COLLEGE

Ric Keaster, Western Kentucky University

All parents want to give the advice to their children that will somehow be the exact bits of wisdom they need to hear before they leave for college. These parents chose a unique vehicle for communicating their thoughts to their daughter as she stepped out on her own for the first time in her life. Shakespeare was the vehicle; the advice is timeless. Read the article at COLLEGE

REGULAR FEATURES

NEW SCHOLARS AND NEW SCHOLARSHIP—ETHICAL IDENTITY AND MORAL-RELATED VARIABLES: SPOTLIGHT ON DARCIA NARVAEZ, TONIA BOCK, AND ANNA GOMBERG

Interview by Debora L. Liddell, University of Iowa


Column Editor, Debora L. Liddell, University of Iowa. Liddell talks with scholars Narvaez, Bock, and Gomberg about their research on the relationship of moral judgment development to various aspects of moral focus and identity. Read the interview at Read the interview at SCHOLARSHIP

WHAT THEY'RE READING—LET YOUR LIFE SPEAK: LISTENING FOR THE VOICE OF VOCATION

Ronald E. Miller, Jr., Presbyterian College

This book provides an ideal occasion for a combined academic study and personal reflection. The topics covered create gateways for discussing calling and vocation, whether in a classroom or less formal setting. Read the article at BOOK

WHAT THEY’RE READING—SOUL SEARCHING: THE RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL LIVES OF AMERICAN TEENAGERS

Review by Dave McIntire, Azusa Pacific University

Soul Searching provides not only an unprecedented understanding of adolescent religion and spirituality, but also, because teenagers may be “bellwethers” for future trends, an important window through which to observe and assess the future of American religion. Read the book review at BOOK

ETHICAL ISSUES ON CAMPUS—WHEN INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES CONFLICT WITH PERSONAL VALUES

David Eberhardt, Florida State University

The personal values and beliefs of leaders in higher education help to guide decision-making and behavior and sometimes conflict with institutional priorities and obligations. Read the essay at ESSAY

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROGRAM PROPOSALS

2008 INSTITUTE ON COLLEGE STUDENT VALUES, January 31 – February 2, 2007Theme: Creating Campus Conversations: Finding Common Values Across Diverse Campus Cultures. The 2008 Institute on College Student Values will examine strategies for creating more authentic campus conversations about the many cultural and religious differences that are represented in today's colleges and universities, and will explore ways to find common values in a time of polarizing differences.

Featured Speakers:
Dr. Robert Nash, Professor and Ms. DeMethra Bradley, Assistant Director in the Center for Student Ethics and Standards, University of Vermont
Dr. Bob Connor, President, Teagle Foundation
Dr. Johnetta Cross-Brazzell, VP Student Affairs, University of Arkansas
Dr. James Wagner, President, Emory University

For more information and to register, please visit the Institute website at www.studentvalues.fsu.edu

GENERAL ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND CHARACTER

DEADLINE: ONGOING

The Journal invites papers that examine issues in the broad field of ethics, values, citizenship, and spirituality in the higher education setting.

Send your manuscript as a Microsoft Word attachment to Pam Crosby, co-editor, at pcrosby@mailer.fsu.edu

For manuscript guidelines see Manuscipt Guidelines

STUDENT REFLECTIONS

College students, share your opinions on this and other topics. Tell us how your feel! Essays should be around 2,000 to 2,500 words. Please send your essay to Pam Crosby, co-editor, at jcc@naspa.org

BEST PRACTICES
Tell us what you are doing!

For this section of our journal we are looking for papers that report efforts by faculty and staff to develop interventions that encourage character/moral development; for example, how an instructor utilizes a specific pedagogical approach to encourage learning. Papers submitted for "Best Practices" will be placed in editorial review process. Send your "Best Practices" paper to jcc@naspa.org and indicate that this manuscript is for the "Best Practices" section of the journal.

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Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/or suggestions expressed in the articles of this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Journal of College and Character, NASPA, or the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education.

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phone: (202) 265-7500 • fax: (202) 797-1157


NASPA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, affectional or sexual orientation, or disability in any of its policies, programs, and services.