Academic Civic Engagement in Management Education

Abstract

Academic Civic Engagement (ACE) is a unique experiential pedagogy that enables the students to know self and society while applying their domain knowledge in some real-scenario problem-solving in some community organization as part of an academic project. They also develop interpersonal and managerial skills, ethical and conscientious orientation, as well as civic responsibilities and citizenship behavior in the process. Such projects are very much part of the curriculum and impact the grades of the learner. In this sense, ACE goes beyond volunteering. In this paper, the authors have tried to examine the relevance of ACE in Management education. The paper provides an overview of the ACE, surveys evolving conceptual framework of this unique pedagogy, and examines the challenges in implementation of ACE projects.

Keywords: Academic Civic Engagement, Management Education, Pedagogical Intervention

JEL Classification: M10, M14