Introducing a Culture of Civility in First-Year College Classes

This article presents the case for general education assuming a leadership role in explicitly introducing academic civility education in the first-year classroom. A general definition of civility as a virtue is offered as a foundation for developing a Code of Academic Civility for use in first-year...

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Published in:The Journal of general education (University Park, Pa.) Pa.), 2009-01, Vol.58 (1), p.47-64
Main Author: Connelly, Robert J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic education
Academic learning
Antisocial Behavior
Citizenship Education
Civility
Classroom Environment
College Freshmen
College students
Communities
Cooperation
Cultural Pluralism
Education Courses
Ethics
General Education
Higher education
Interpersonal Relationship
Learning
Moral Development
Moral Values
Social Attitudes
Social Behavior
Social Development
Student Attitudes
Student Behavior
Student surveys
Teacher Behavior
Teachers
Universities
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Summary:This article presents the case for general education assuming a leadership role in explicitly introducing academic civility education in the first-year classroom. A general definition of civility as a virtue is offered as a foundation for developing a Code of Academic Civility for use in first-year classes.
ISSN:0021-3667
1527-2060
1527-2060
DOI:10.1353/jge.0.0029