Insatiable curiosity : innovation in a fragile future / / by Helga Nowotny ; translated by Mitch Cohen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782148203321
• Autore: Nowotny Helga
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008
• ISBN: 0-262-28076-0; 1-4356-5497-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
• Collana: Inside technology
• Disciplina: 303.48/3
• Soggetti: Science - Social aspects; Technology - Social aspects; Science - Technological innovations; Technological innovations; Curiosity; Creative ability in science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-179).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 The Emergence of the New; 2 Paths of Curiosity; 3 Innovation in a Fragile Future; Epilogue Why We Must Remain Modern; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: An influential scholar in science studies argues that innovation tames the insatiable and limitless curiosity driving science, and that society's acute ambivalence about this is an inevitable legacy of modernity.Curiosity is the main driving force behind scientific activity. Scientific curiosity, insatiable in its explorations, does not know what it will find, or where it will lead. Science needs autonomy to cultivate this kind of untrammeled curiosity; innovation, however, responds to the needs and desires of society. Innovation, argues influential European science studies scholar Helga Nowotny, tames the passion of science, harnessing it to produce "deliverables." Science brings uncertainties; innovation successfully copes with them. Society calls for both the passion for knowledge and its taming. This ambivalence, Nowotny contends, is an inevitable result of modernity. In Insatiable Curiosity, Nowotny explores the strands of the often unexpected intertwining of ; science and technology and society. Uncertainty arises, she writes, from an oversupply of knowledge. The quest for innovation is society's response to the uncertainties that come with scientific and technological achievement. Our dilemma is how to balance the immense but unpredictable potential of science and technology with our acknowledgement that not everything that can be done should be done. We can escape the old polarities of utopias and dystopias, writes Nowotny, by accepting our ambivalence--as a legacy of modernism and a positive cultural resource.

Assessing civic engagement / / Dawn Geronimo Terkla, Lisa S. O'Leary, Gloria Crisp, editors ; John F. Ryan, editor-in-chief

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813443103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, [California] : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-119-06519-4; 1-119-06510-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (115 p.)
• Collana: Natural Directions for Institutional Research ; ; Number 162
• Disciplina: 378.103
• Soggetti: Community and college - United States; Service learning - United States; Student volunteers in social service - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Wiley Online Library"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Assessing Civic Engagement; CONTENTS; EDITORS' NOTES; 1 Analysis of the Carnegie Classification of Community Engagement: Patterns and Impact on Institutions; Development of the Community Engagement Classification; Initiation of the Community Engagement Classification: 2006 and 2008 Applications; Analysis of 2008 Carnegie Classification Institutional Data; 2008 Data: Foundational Indicators; 2008 Data: Curricular Engagement; 2008 Data: Outreach and Partnerships; Challenges Continuing for Carnegie Institutions Classified as ; Community Engaged; Institutional Responses to the Community Engagement Classification: Feedback on the Documentation and Application Process Benefits of the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement; Addendum; References; 2 Frequent Participation in Service Learning: Examining Institutional Differences and Individual Benefits; A Look at the Extent of Service Learning Participation and Its Impact; Findings; Limitations; Implications; Notes; References; 3 Do College Youth Serve Others? How and Under Which Circumstances? Implications for Promoting Community Service; Research Needs; Conceptual Framework; Method Data Source; Study Variables; Results; Occurrence of Community Service; Types of Community Service; Required Versus Not Required Community Service Types; Individual, Social, and Cultural Resources or "Capital" for Community Service; Individual Characteristics and Resources; Immediate Social Resources; Cultural and Contextual Resources; Discussion; Note; References; 4 The Impact of the Campus Culture on Students' Civic Activities, Values, and Beliefs; Relevant Literature; Participants and Data Sources; Methodology; Conceptual Model; Results and Discussion; Limitations of the Study; Suggestions for Future Research Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Civic Engagement in College Students: Connections Between Involvement and Attitudes; Analysis of the Literature; Methods and Procedures; Population and Sample; Variables Measured and Instruments Used; Study Design; Analyses; Canonical Correlation; Results and Discussion; Implications for Future Research; Final Conclusions; Notes; References; 6 Creating an Organizational Framework for Assessment of Student Engagement; Historical Perspective; Building Upon the Institution's Mission, Tradition, and History; Developing Academic Service Learning Growing and Strengthening Academic Service Learning; Institutionalizing Academic Service Learning; Superior Edge; Integrating Superior Edge, Academic Service Learning, and Community Outreach; Assessment of Student Engagement/Current Practices; Assessment of Student Engagement/Future Initiatives; In Retrospect, Recommendations for Other Campuses; References; 7 Alternative Spring Break at the Savannah College of Art and Design: Engaging Art and Design Students in Community Service; Service Opportunities for Students Program at SCAD; Literature Review; Research Methods
• Sommario/riassunto: How does one assess community service, civic engagement, and the impact of service learning on a college campus? This volume reviews contemporary research, measurement instruments, and practices in the assessment of civic engagement in higher education,including: meta-analyses of students, faculty, institutions, and higher education systems at-large,targeted case studies of campus-specific practices at individual institutions,efficient and effective ways to gauge the influence of civic engagement on higher education policy, practices, and outcomes,and quantitative and qualitative approaches to measure