Research Featuring SHSU Faculty 

Community Engagement Best Practices Across the Disciplines

Applying Course Content to Community Needs

Edited by Heather K. Evans
This book is a reference to administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who are thinking about taking serious steps to link their educational mission to helping their surrounding communities. Various best practices across the disciplines in higher education about integrating community engagement in traditional coursework are presented. This book provides a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach to incorporating the effects of community engagement (service learning) in the curriculum. Multiple departments from Art to Statistics, as well as various types of classes (undergraduate, graduate, online, face-to-face) are represented here. If you are not sure how to study the effects of community engagement on students at your university, this book is for you.

Community Engagement Findings Across the Disciplines

Applying Course Content to Community

Edited by Heather K. Evans
This book is a reference for administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who are thinking about taking serious steps to link their educational mission to helping their surrounding communities. Various research findings across the disciplines in higher education about integrating community engagement in traditional coursework are presented. This book provides a multi-disciplinary and multi-method approach to both incorporating and studying the effects of community engagement (service learning) in the curriculum. Multiple departments, from Kinesiology to Sociology, as well as various types of classes (undergraduate, graduate, online, face-to-face, traditional, international) are represented here. Both qualitative and quantitative work is included. Methods involved include interviews, case studies, reflections, and surveys. One chapter also uses longitudinal data collection to address the overall effect of engaging in community engagement during the undergraduate college experience. If you are not sure how to study the effects of community engagement on students at your university, this book is for you.

Denham, M., Miller, L. M., McCauley, J. K., Schieber, D., Morrison, T. L., & Drumm, C. (2024). This Is Why We Do It: Faculty Motivations for Embracing Community-Engaged Pedagogy. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 16(1), 38–54.

Wozniak, J. R., Bellah, J., & Riley, J. M. (2016). Building a Community Garden: A Collaborative Cross-Disciplinary Academic Community Engagement Project. Journal of Business Strategies, 33(2), 95.

Evans, H. K. (2015). Service-learning and political engagement, efficacy, and apathy: A case study at Sam Houston State University. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 10(2), 107-117.

Shannon, L. J. (2015). BEST robotics practices. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 5(3), 179.

Wentworth, R. A., & Brown, L. O. (2015). Deepening Our Students’ Appreciation of Others: Using Multicultural Field Experience in an Online Education Course.

Roper, E. A., & Santiago, J. A. (2014). Influence of Service-Learning on Kinesiology Students’ Attitudes Toward P–12 Students With Disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 31(2), 162-180.

Community Engaged Research

Gardner, J. A. and Consejo Maya-Mam Saq Tx’otx’. (2024). Repository of Socio-Political Communiqués of the Maya-Mam Saq Tx’otx’ Council. https://mamsaqtxotx.wixsite.com/repositorio/en

Campbell, B. A., Wells, W., & King, W. R. (2021). What happens when sexual assault kits go untested? A focal concerns analysis of suspect identification and police pre-arrest decisions. Journal of Criminal Justice, 76, 101850. 

Gaines, D. C., & Wells, W. (2015). Investigators’ and Prosecutors’ Perceptions of Collaborating With Victim Advocates on Sexual Assault Casework. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 

Fallik, S., & Wells, W. (2014). Testing Previously Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits. Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Assessment

Thomas, N., Murray, L. A., Upchurch, K., Copeland, C. A., [and 12 others including Koether, S.D.] (2021). Assessing and improving political learning and engagement on college campuses. EJournal of Public Affairs, 10(3)

Miller, L., Mehta, S., & McCauley, D. (2018). The BACE scale: A new measure for assessing the benefits of community engagement. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 6 (1), Article 4.

2016 National Inventory of Institutional Infrastructure of Community Engagement (NIIICE) Individual Survey Results and Comparison

2016 National Inventory of Institutional Infrastructure of Community Engagement (NIIICE) Individual Inventory Results and Comparison