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The paper proposes a framework to help professors use guided reflective group exercises to elicit student understanding across a civility–incivility continuum. 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It has important implications for the academic success of students and the university as a whole. Bullying research offers a unique lens through which this type of anti-social behaviour can be understood with a view of developing intervention strategies. The exercises outlined in this paper will help professors gain valuable information about their students’ understanding of the continuum between civility and incivility. The potential results from this reflective exercise can be an exciting example of the benefits of classroom engagement, where the knowledge gainedfrom participating students is reinvested into their classrooms, thus contributing to their own creation of a civil learning community.  \nIntroduction  \nhile  \nWlife,  \ncivility is a major characteristic of campus given the changing social and cultural role  \nof the university, with its multiple pursuits and the individualist nature of its occupants, civility cannot be assumed or assured. It is apparent that incivility is increasingly becoming an issue of concern for all the major stakeholders, including students, professors, and administrators because the belief that this typeof behaviour has both a short and a long-term negative impact on everyone involved (Hirschy & Braxton, 2004) . Civility can be defined as “the ability to  \nact as a ‘citizen’ of a group and function in a positive manner so that individual engagement can benefit both the individual and the group” (Marini, 2007, pg. 1). According to Boice (1996), the occurrence of classroom improprieties is “more common than uncommon” (pg. 479), hence, there is very little doubt that the teaching capabilities of universities and the learning opportunities of their students are seriously reduced when incivility occurs in classrooms, seminars, and labs.  \nThe purpose of this paper is to share the ex-  \nperience of developing a framework aimed at fostering understanding of incivility with a view to creating teaching environments that invite civility, thus nurturing the fragile teaching and learning process.1 With this in mind, this paper has three specific aims, namely: 1) to outline a framework to systematically elicit example of behaviours along the incivility and civility continuum; 2) to create a better understanding of the link between incivility and other forms of anti-social behaviours, such as bullying; and 3) to build on these two frameworks to systematically identify incivility and make suggestions for fostering civility.  \nThe Thin Line Between Civility and Incivility  \nAlthough the reasons for the increase in concern with incivility on university campuses may be complex, and not entirely understood, the manifestations and consequences of incivility are concrete and undeniable. For instance, incivility can range from minor annoyances like cell phones ringing during lectures or classes disrupted by loud conversations, to the serious consequences of discussions that turn into insults or  \nthe misuse of technology, to the very serious outcomes when threats and intimidation are used and safety becomes an issue. Thus, in terms of understanding its characteristics, it is probably more productive to conceptualize incivility as a continuum that runs from annoying to disruptive to dangerous comportment. Similarly, in terms of consequences, the experiences of incivility can affect a student’s academic and personal development, ranging along a severe continuum from short-term disengagement from a course to long-term unfulfilled educational goals (Hirschy & Braxton, 2004) .  \nOne of the major objectives in this type of exercise is to systematically elicit useful information in a group setting with students (or even instructors) to highlight how easy it is to cross the thin line","cbCaipoNnprsIcH8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipoNnprsIcH8","pdf",396643,"English","# Introduction\n## Purpose and aims\n# The Thin Line Between Civility and Incivility\n## Continuum of behaviors and consequences\n## Guided reflection exercises and Figure 1","[{\"question\":\"Why does the paper treat incivility as an important issue in higher education?\",\"answer\":\"Incivility is described as having concrete, undeniable consequences that reduce educational opportunities and harm students’ academic and personal development, affecting the university community as a whole.\"},{\"question\":\"What framework does the paper aim to develop?\",\"answer\":\"The paper outlines a framework to help participants understand incivility and civility systematically, identify behaviors along a continuum, and connect incivility with related anti-social behaviors such as bullying.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the guided group exercises supposed to work?\",\"answer\":\"Participants move through stepwise reflections designed to highlight how easily people can cross the thin line between civility and incivility, supported by a visual representation (Figure 1) using intersecting continua.\"}]","The Thin Line Between Civility and Incivility - Fostering Reflection and Self-Awareness to Create a Civil Learning Community | PDF",1792087267,18]