Faculty: The resources on this page will help prepare students to engage ethically with the community without doing harm.
Please contact KaraBrascia@boisestate.edu if you have additional ideas
Quick and accessible readings:
Here are three very brief chapter excerpts (attached below) to help students consider the ethics of community engagement.
"What we don't think about when we don't think about service" by Adam Davis. Includes suggested reflection questions. (See also attachment at bottom of page)
The "Pitfalls in Social Change" excerpt is from this book (see p. 28-32): Komives, S. R., & Wagner, W. (Eds.). (2009). Leadership for a better world : understanding the social change model of leadership development. John Wiley & Sons (full text). Retrieved from http://ebookcentral.proquest.com Created from boise state on 2018-07-31 08:34:34. (See attachment at bottom of page)
The Deans excerpt is from "Preparing for Outreach: Respect and Reciprocity" (from Deans, T. (2002). Writing and community action: A service-learning rhetoric with readings. Longman Publishing Group (See attachment at bottom of page)
Stanford's Principles of ethical and effective service (includes reflection questions)
Essay: Robert Coles, Community Service Work (Deans, 2003, Writing and Community Action)
Discusses the roles of community service and critical reflection. Includes reflection questions in reading.