Developing and Assessing Personal and Social Responsibility in College -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor's Notes -- Reference -- Chapter 1: Overview of the Core Commitments Initiative -- References -- Chapter 2: Higher Education's Role in Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility: A Review of Existing Literature -- Why Educate for Personal and Social Responsibility? -- What Are the Challenges of Educating Students to Become Personally and Socially Responsible? -- Deemphasizing Personal and Social Responsibility -- Faculty Role in Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility -- Decreasing Student Involvement in Personal and Social Responsibility -- Personal and Social Responsibility Outcomes -- Students Learn to Strive for Excellence -- Students Learn to Cultivate Academic Integrity -- Students Learn to Contribute to a Larger Community -- Students Learn to Take Seriously the Perspectives of Others -- Students Learn to Develop Competence in Ethical and Moral Reasoning and Action -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Broadening Our Understanding and Assessment of Personal and Social Responsibility: A Challenge to Researchers and Practitioners -- Exploring Student Values -- How Are Values Related to Behavior? -- The Outcomes of Responsibility -- What Should We Be Measuring? -- References -- Chapter 4: Measuring Campus Climate for Personal and Social Responsibility -- A Brief History of Climate Assessment -- Defining Climate -- Climate Assessment -- Using Climate Assessment Data -- Advantages of Climate Assessment -- Planning and Conducting a Climate Assessment for Personal and Social Responsibility -- Planning for the Assessment -- Conducting a Climate Assessment -- The Personal and Social Responsibility Inventory: An Institutional Climate Measure -- Purpose of the PSRI -- Development of the PSRI -- PSRI Forms and Format.

Assessing Campus Climate Using the PSRI -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Infusing Personal Responsibility into the Curriculum and Cocurriculum: Campus Examples -- Context -- California State University, Northridge: Academic Integrity and Financial Responsibility -- University of Central Florida: "Z" Grade Designation, Integrity Seminars and Modules, and Faculty Development -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Ethics and Civic Responsibility (ECR) Course Designations and Capstones -- The University of the Pacific: Ethical Autobiography Assignment in General Education -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Infusing Social Responsibility into the Curriculum and Cocurriculum: Campus Examples -- The Core Commitments Initiative -- Review of Existing Research -- Research Related to Commitment to Community -- Research Related to Perspective Taking -- Relationships Between Commitment to Community and Perspective Taking -- Case Studies from Core Commitments Institutions -- Wagner College: Civic Innovations Program -- Sacred Heart University: The Human Journey -- Lessons Learned -- Support of New Initiatives Is Essential -- Alignment with Mission Is Fundamental -- Institutionalizing Activities Reinforces Their Importance -- Student Learning Arises from Integrated Activities -- References -- Chapter 7: Strengthening and Deepening Education for Personal and Social Responsibility -- Phase 1: Find an Entry Point -- Build Bridges -- Emphasize Distinctiveness -- Identify Gaps -- Reframe Resistance -- Phase 2: Facilitating Campus Dialogues -- Connecting Pockets of Innovation -- Creating a Second Circle of Active Support -- Cultivating Trust and Collaboration -- Key Features of Campus Dialogues -- Phase 3: Sustaining the Work -- Integrating Data from Different Assessment Instruments -- Cross-Organizational Leadership Positions.

New Course Designations and Sequencing -- Weaving Core Commitments into Campus Communications -- Final Thoughts -- References -- Index.