Integrating education for sustainable development in learning development practice within a university humanities and social sciences faculty by Rhiannon Parry Thompson

“…The role of universities in contributing to the United Nation’s Global Sustainable Development Goals (UNDP, 2022) through research, teaching, skills development, and civic engagement, in positioning ESD strategically across the curriculum, and student expectations around ESD and SDG learning opportunities (SOS-UK, 2020) provided additional context for this session.   …”
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Critical digital literacy as a key for (post)digital citizenship: an international review of teacher competence frameworks by Daniel Villar-Onrubia, Luca Morini, Victoria I. Marín, Fabio Nascimbeni

“…Accentuated by the proliferation of technology-mediated situations resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, but linked to a longer-term trend, dealing with the digital is also now an almost unavoidable aspect of active participation in society and civic engagement. Indeed, the notion of ‘postdigital’ is rapidly gaining traction as a way to highlight that the digital and non-digital cannot be really separated anymore and, due to this fact, (post)digital citizenship is emerging as a core competence for citizens. …”
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Sustainable Agriculture Undergraduate Degree Programs: A Land-Grant University Mission by Krista L. Jacobsen, Kim L. Niewolny, Michelle S. Schroeder-Moreno, Mark Van Horn, Alison H. Harmon, Yolanda H. Chen Fanslow, Mark A. Williams, Damian Parr

“…We also introduce several additional topic-based articles that resulted from workshop dialogue that appear in this issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, including civic engagement efforts in SA education through community-university partnerships, a critical documentation of the implicit inclusion of values into SA education, and efforts to internationalize SA curriculum.…”
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Promoting engineering students’ social responsibility and willingness to act on socioscientific issues by Yohan Hwang, Yeonjoo Ko, Sungok Serena Shim, Seung-Yong Ok, Hyunju Lee

“…At the conclusion of the intervention in this study, they displayed an increased social responsibility regarding the consideration of societal needs and demands, civic engagement and services, and participation in policy decision-making. …”
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Philosophy and the Fight for Freedom by Aaron J. Wendland

“…took place on 17-19 March 2023, and it aimed to raise the funds required to establish a Centre for Civic Engagement at Kyiv Mohyla Academy. This Centre will provide support for academic and civic institutions in Ukraine to counteract the destabilizing impact that Russia’s invasion has had on Ukrainian higher education and civilian life. …”
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Assessing the Development of Civic Mindedness in a Cohort of Physical Therapy Students by Kerstin M Palombaro, Jill D Black, Robin L Dole, Jessica L Pierce, Marisa R Santiago, Edward J Sabara

“…The purpose of this paper is 1) to determine if civic-mindedness increased in a cohort of physical therapy students exposed to a variety of civic engagement programs and service-learning courses and 2) to determine if there is a difference in civic-mindedness between students serving on a clinic Student Board and their classmates in a graduate physical therapy program. …”
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The Use of the Smart Technology for Creating an Inclusive Urban Public Space by Mohammed Itair, Isam Shahrour, Ihab Hijazi

“…This paper strives to enhance the inclusivity of urban public spaces, which play a crucial role in providing essential services for all citizens, including community building, physical and mental well-being, social interaction, civic engagement, citizen participation, and economic vitality. …”
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Intention patterns predicting college students' volunteer service participation by Jifan Hu, Tingting Zhang, Hongshen Wang, Zichao Chen, Li Liu

“…Volunteer service activities of college students are crucial for universities to educate students on civic engagement. Education laws and scientific methods must be employed to enhance college students' willingness to volunteer and actively participate in volunteer service activities. …”
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AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE CENTRAL ASIA (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY KAZAKHSTAN) by V. V. Evseev

“…A present stage of Kazakhstan’s political development is marked by that the authoritarian style of government amid the substantial economic progress and social stabilization has become to discourage the business and civic engagement activities. The situation demanded the liberalization of political life and the ruling elite had to make concessions.…”
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Wielding Social Media in the Cyber-Arena: Globalism, Nationalism, and Civic Education by Charles S. White

“…The article concludes by describing international efforts to defend against social media assaults on democracy and by identifying the new knowledge and skills citizens must acquire for positive civic engagement in the global cyber-arena.…”
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New medium, new practice : civic production in live-streaming mobile video by Dougherty, Audubon McKeown

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Effect of the information use environment on social capital in a socio-religious community in Singapore by Masturah Binte Abdul Aziz

“…Information use for civic engagement was found to be the overall significant predictor of social capital, as well as the information retrieval system of the mosque and system-user interactions. …”
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A bridge too far? Volunteering, voluntary associations, and social cohesion by Wiertz, D

“…</p> <p>Furthermore, civic engagement and participation in the labor market are shown to be strongly intertwined, with the former breaking down when labor force exits occur. …”

The sustainable seafood movement: bringing together supply, demand, and governance of capture fisheries in the U.S. and U.K. to achieve sustainability by Gutierrez, A

“…Lack of consumer/citizen engagement could lead to an undervaluing of these governance systems by society. Civic engagement organizations are needed to bridge these systems and facilitate citizen/consumer/steward engagement. …”

Bullet hole constellations: Berlin's Neues Museum, a case study in cultural memory by Dolgoy, RC

“…This notion sits well amidst current work by Dekel and Arnold-de Simine who read museum/memorial spaces as facilitators of civic engagement.</p> <p>This new cultural memory can be found embodied in the architectural and curatorial framing of the <em>Neues Museum</em>, in its phenomenological approach to history, its narrative of fragmentary wholeness, as well as in its placing of the twentieth century in long narratives of historical continuity. …”

Residents perception of and participation in solid waste recycling in Langkawi / Muhammad Azizan by Azizan, Muhammad, Zulkeflli, Adie Effendi, Azizan, Kamil

“…In measuring residents’ perception towards the recycling program, quantitative results from survey responses were used to create civic engagement, a recycling satisfaction, and a behavior score. …”
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Muslim revert narrative and American gaze post 9/11 in Jamilah Kolocotronis' Rebounding by Hassan Majid Ahmed, Raihanah M. M., Ruzy Suliza Hashim

“…An essential feature of civic engagement which is neglected in post-9/11America as illustrated in this novel is the recognition of the American Muslim revert's public service, virtues and achievements, which demonstrates the premises of separation and association with forces of terrorism.…”
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Reconceptualizing new media and intercultural communication in a networked society / by Bilge, Nurhayat, 1976-, editor 632319, Marino, Maria Ines, 1974-, editor 632320

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Role of Cinematography in Anticorruption Enlightenment: Global Experience by A. L. Melnikova, A. S. Mitsul

“…This can lead to an increase in civic engagement, to an increase in interest in the issue under discussion, as well as to an increase in ratings of trust in the state.Scientific novelty: the article proves the inexpediency of evaluating cinema solely as a form of entertainment, and for the first time examines examples of the practical application of cinema for anti-corruption policy and enlightenment by comparing approaches used in different countries.Practical significance: the main conclusions of the article can be used in scientific, pedagogical and practical activities when developing long-term strategies and programs of anti-corruption enlightenment, as well as in the framework of cinematographic activities to assess the long-term consequences of the demonstrated film narrative.…”
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PROCEDURAL DIGITAL TWIN GENERATION FOR CO-CREATING IN VR FOCUSING ON VEGETATION by L. Thuvander, S. Somanath, A. Hollberg

“…An early-stage development of a Digital Twin (DT) in Virtual Reality (VR) is presented, aiming for civic engagement in a new urban development located in an area that is a forest today. …”
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