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  The Heart And The Fist: Student Attitudes On Global Identity And Social Welfare

  Vol 18(3)\n\nABSTRACT: Many universities employ common reader programs as part of their first-year experience

  with goals of exposing students to new ideas

  broadening horizons and effecting change in attitudes toward global

  humanitarian and other aspects of citizenship. Pre- and post-test surveys were administered to students at a regional state university that uses a common reader. Results of the study showed that

  unlike earlier studies

  females and males were not statistically different in measures regarding engagement with the common reader program

  as well as global identification. Furthermore

  students showed marked decreases in global identification and human welfare measures after reading the book.\nCommon reader programs have become a vital part of many university first-year experience orientations. Books intended to challenge or unite incoming freshmen are chosen to create a sense of community with the ultimate goal of retaining students. Readership committees often select books based on their ability to generate discussion

  promote ethics-based education

  develop learning communities

  or a combination of these goals (Barr & Tagg

  1995; Mallard

  Lowery-Hart

  Andersen

  Cuevas

  & Campbell

  2008; Segal

  2011). Despite the development of common reader programs at over 100 universities around the country (Fister

  2011; Twiton

  2007)

  there is very little published assessment of such programs. Although common readers might engage students in discussion

  there is little indication of what students actually gain from the chosen books. This study seeks to understand how a common reader might create community and affect attitudes of incoming freshmen at a Southwest regional university.

  The Heart And The Fist: Student Attitudes On Global Identity And Social Welfare

  Volume 40

  Issue 3

  September 2014

  Pages 556–558

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  West Texas A&M University

  West Texas A&M University