Research Publications, Conference Presentations, and Academic Papers
Our research endeavors have qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches. A list of our research publications and conference presentations is below. More information may be found by clicking on each link. View our Research Agenda.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (2009). “LOCAL (Leveraging Our Communities for Adult Learners) Statewide and Community Issue Brief,” Ann Arbor, MI, Prepared for The Office of the Governor and the Michigan Department of Education.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (2008). “Community Organizing Strategies for Promoting Public Deliberation in Diverse Community Settings,” Ann Arbor, MI, Prepared for The Charles F. Kettering Foundation.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (2008). “Tapping into the Talent in Southeast Michigan: A Demographic Analysis of Young Adults in the Region and a Literature Review on Adult Learners,” Ann Arbor, MI, Prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor Workplace Innovation and Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Grant.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good & Arciniega, T. (2008) “Reframing the National Conversation: Immigration and Higher Education," Albuquerque, NM, Report Commissioned by the Latino Education Summit.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (2008). “Access to Democracy: Summary Report of Findings and Recommendations,” Ann Arbor, MI, Prepared for the Lumina Foundation for Education.
National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good (2007). “Research on Community Deliberative Dialogues to Inform Educational Attainment,” Ann Arbor, MI, Prepared for The Charles F. Kettering Foundation.
Strickland, S. (2007). Partners in writing and rewriting history: Philanthropy and higher
education. International Journal of Educational Advancement, 7(2),104-116.
Pasque, P.A., (2007). Seeing More of the Educational Iniquities Around Us: Visions Toward Strengthening Relationships Between Higher Education and Society. Readings on Equal Education, Confronting Educational Inequality: Reframing, Building Understanding, and Making Change, 22.
Daun-Barnett, N. J., & Affolter-Caine, B. (2005, March). Access to democracy: Using deliberative dialogue to inform public policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Higher Education, Atlanta, GA.
Pasque, P.A. (2004, November). Conceptualizations of Higher Education for the Public Good: A Discourse Analysis of a National Leadership Dialogue Series. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Kansas City, MO.
Academic Conference Presentations
Burkhardt, J., Austin, J., Daun-Barnett, N. J., Affolter-Caine, B., Garrett, M., & Park, L. (2005, April). Linking research and leadership with a vision for change in postsecondary education policy. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Daun Barnett, N. & Perorazio. (2004, November). Access to Democracy: Utilizing deliberation as a means of informing state level policy in Michigan . Roundtable presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
Burkhardt, J. C. (2001, November). Higher Education and the Public Good: A Roundtable Discussion. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Richmond, VA.
Pasque, P.A., Chambers, T., Kohler-Cabot, A. (2004, June). Exploring Access to Higher Education in Michigan . Michigan College Personnel Association Diversity Summit. Rochester, MI.
Pasque, P. A. & Chambers, T. (2004, April). Exploring Access in Higher Education and Choosing our Future. American College Personnel Association. Philadelphia, PA. April, 2004.
Chambers, T. & Pasque, P. A. (2003, March). The Kellogg Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good. American College Personnel Association. Minneapolis, MN.
Burkhardt, J. C., Pasque, P. A., Hendricks, L. (2003, January). Morality, Character and Ethics in Leadership. Galileo Leadership Series. Novi, MI. January, 2003.
Burkhardt, J. C. (2001, May). Leadership for the Public Good: A Keynote Address. Galileo Leadership Conference. Livonia, MI.
Burkhardt, J.C. & Strickland, S. (2007, October). Development and Advancement
Efforts in U.S. College and Universities. Presentation at the Liaoning Executive Education Program, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Major Publications
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Journey toward Democracy: Voice, Power, and the Public Good
National Rising Scholars Program