Research

The Project supports research that characterizes what is available and known regarding the specific nature of "engaged learning" in higher education, and how such learning may be related to student mental health and civic development.

In 2003, the Project supported a literature review by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA). That report, Depression, Substance Abuse and College Student Engagement: A Review of the Literature, is available online in pdf format.

With continuing support, the Project also supported a national survey of student attitudes by CASA in 2005. That report, Substance Abuse, Mental Health and Engaged Learning: Summary of Findings from CASA's Focus Groups and National Survey, is available onine in pdf format.

April 2005, BTtoP also supported a major research study completed by Dr. Lynn Swaner, that examines both the theoretical levels and the available empirical research regarding the linkages among forms of engaged learning, forms of depression and substance abuse, and the civic development of students. That review, “ Linking Engaged Learning, Student Mental Health and Well-being, and Civic Development: A Review of the Literature"
is available online in pdf format.