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Summer 2007, Vol. 9, No. 3

Bringing Theory to Practice

The Bringing Theory to Practice (BTtoP) project seeks to advance engaged student learning and determine how it might improve the quality of students’ education, development, health, and commitment to civic engagement. This issue provides a brief project overview as well as several campus examples that offer specific forms of engaged learning and how they are contributing to students’ health and well-being.

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CONTENTS:

From the Editor

Overview

Examining the Outcomes of the Bringing Theory to Practice Project
Donald W. Harward

Analysis

Engaged Learning, Student Mental Health, and Civic Development: Can We Demonstrate the Relationship?
Barry N. Checkoway

Practice

Engaged Pedagogies, Civic Development, and Student
Well-Being within a Liberal Learning Context
Ronald J. O. Flores, Catherine Crosby-Currie, and Christine Zimmerman

Engaged Learning through Curriculum Infusion
Joan B. Riley and Mindy McWilliams

Assessing the Impact of Engaged Learning Initiatives for First-Year Students
Shalom D. Staub and Ashley P. Finley

Research

The Scope of BTtoP Research: Design and Findings from the Demonstration Project
Lynn E. Swaner and Ashley P. Finley

Reality Check

Terms of Engagement
Richard H. Hersh

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