Civic Matters
A Catalyst for Community Dialogue
Issue 1, October 2007
Contents
Becoming a Civic Scientist at Bryn Mawr
by Kaitlin Friedman
Fostering Connection: A Reflection on the Belmont Charter School/Bryn Mawr College Partnership
by Samantha Foster
How a Praxis Placement Led to a Lasting Relationship and New Aspirations
by Nora Sidoti
Ethnographic Technique and the Pedagodgy of Engagement
by Alice Lesnick
The Revitalization of the Chinatown Tutoring Program
by Jenny Chen
Not Just Abortions
by Laura Severance
Finding My Way Through Service
by Mike Norton
Empowerment through "Students as Learners and Teachers": Participation in the Teaching and Learning Initiative as Civic Engagement
by Norma Altshuler, Natsu Fukui, Maeve O’Hara and Caitlin Stern
with Alison Cook-Sather
Reflections on the Social Worker-Client Relationship
by Paula Arboleda
"I have grown as a person with a better understanding of myself and the hard questions that float around our heads."