How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus From Polarization to Moral Conversation

by Nash, Robert J.; Bradley, DeMethra LaSha; Chickering, Arthur W.

• ISBN13: 9780787994365
• ISBN10: 0787994367
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-04
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus fills a gap in the student services and teaching and learning literature by providing a resource that shows how to construct and carry out difficult conversations from various vantage points in the academy. It offers a theory-to-practice model of conversation for the entire college campus that will enable all constituencies to engage in productive and civil dialogue on the most difficult and controversial social, religious, political, and cultural topics.

Author Biography

Robert J. Nash is a professor in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont. He has published eight books, as well as more than one hundred articles, book chapters, monographs, and book reviews in many of the leading journals in education at all levels. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Religion & Education.

DeMethra LaSha Bradley is an assistant director for academic integrity in the Center for Student Ethics and Standards at the University of Vermont (UVM). She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program at UVM. She is the co-author of several book chapters and has made various presentations at national conferences and universities across the United States.

Arthur W. Chickering is Special Assistant to the President of Goddard College in Vermont. He is the author of several Jossey-Bass books, including Education and Identity and Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
The Authors	p. xvii
Laying the Theoretical Groundwork for Moral Conversation	p. 1
Igniting the Fire of Moral Conversation	p. 3
Promoting a Spirit of Pluralism on College Campuses	p. 35
Practicing the Moral Conversation	p. 63
A Faculty Member's View on Moral Conversation from the Classroom	p. 65
An Administrator's View on Moral Conversation from the Division of Student Affairs	p. 99
A Senior Administrator's Systemic View on Facilitating Moral Conversations Across Campus	p. 133
Final Words on Moral Conversation	p. 173
Opportunities, Risks, and Caveats for Moral Conversation	p. 175
A Step-by-Step How-To Guide for Facilitators and Participants When Doing Moral Conversation	p. 205
Additional Text References and Internet Resources	p. 219
Western Stereotypes About Islam from Both the Left and the Right	p. 221
A Whole-Campus Teaching and Learning Rationale for Moral Conversation: Inspired by the 2004 NASPA Report Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience	p. 229
Naturalistic and Narrativistic Paradigms in Academia: Implications for Moral Conversation	p. 241
References	p. 251
Index	p. 261
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