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We live in divisive and polarizing times, often remaining in
comfortable social bubbles and experiencing few genuine interactions with
people who are different or with whom we disagree. Stepping out and turning to
one another is difficult but necessary. For our democracy to thrive at a time
when we face wicked problems that involve tough trade-offs it is vital that all
citizens participate fully in the process. We need to learn to listen, think,
and act with others to solve public problems. This collaborative task begins
with creating space for democracy. This
book provides a guide for doing so on campus through deliberation and dialogue.
At the most basic level, this book describes collaborative
and relational work to engage with others and co-create meaning. Specifically, dialogue
and deliberation are processes in which a diverse group of people moves toward
making a collective decision on a difficult public issue.
This primer offers a blueprint for achieving the civic
mission of higher education by incorporating dialogue and deliberation into
learning at colleges and universities. It opens by providing a conceptual
framework, with leading voices in the dialogue and deliberation field providing
insights on issues pertinent to college campuses, from free speech and academic
freedom to neutrality and the role of deliberation in civic engagement.
Subsequent sections describe a diverse range of methods and approaches used by several
organizations that pioneered and sustained deliberative practices; outline some
of the many ways in which educators and institutions are using dialogue and
deliberation in curricular, co-curricular, and community spaces, including venues
such as student centers, academic libraries, and residence halls. All of the
chapters, including a Resource Section, provide readers with a starting point
for conceptualizing and implementing their own deliberation and dialogue
initiatives.
This book, intended for all educators who are concerned about
democracy, imparts the power and impact of public talk, offers the insights and
experiences of leading practitioners, and provides the grounding to adopt or
adapt the models in their own settings to create educative spaces and
experiences that are humanizing, authentic, and productive. It is an important
resource for campus leaders, student affairs practitioners, librarians, and
centers of institutional diversity, community engagement, teaching excellence
and service-learning, as well as faculty, particularly those in the fields of communication
studies, education, and political science.
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