Today, community service activities are being combined with academic instruction to make learning experiences more meaningful and to show students the importance of giving back to the community. This
Stelljes, director of the Office of Student Volunteer Services at the College of William and Mary, presents a qualitative study examining whether exposure to and immersion in a service-learning progra
The book evaluates service-learning within the context of a liberal arts education from a variety of disciplines. Contributors have written chapters that have practical appeal to other teachers and st
More and more, students, instructors, and institutions are seeing how service learning--a means of combining community service with academic education--enhances the studies, careers, and overall lives
This volume applies the service-learning pedagogical approach to the social work curriculum. Its aim is to familiarize social work educators and practitioners with the approach's conceptual and theore
For social work educators, practitioners, and human services administrators, Nadel (social work, Iona College) et al. compile 14 essays that provide an introduction to service learning as a social wor
The authors of the thirteen chapters in this volume bring excitement and innovations to teaching about gender from a wide range of theoretical and discipline perspectives. They exhibit the inclusivene
“With topics ranging from day laborer centers and homlessness to preparing the student for life in a diverse global society, the collection provides practical strategies for achieving transformative l
A dozen essays by American academics describe how they have used service learning pedagogy in their urban planning and architecture courses. Several more contributions look at broader issues, such as
Watts, Service Learning, discusses the various programs available to students; the difference between service learning and internships; how to find these programs; and how such experiences help stude
While this book is based primarily on experiences of occupational therapy practice education in South Africa, it aims to have international appeal as key principles of practice and service learning ar
Service learning is in-context learning that connects specific educational goals with meaningful community service. In this guide for educators, Berman explains the rationale behind service learning p
Through nine exciting service learning projects, students gain the unique opportunity for authentic learning experiences both in the classroom and in their surrounding community.
The author examines the beneficial effects of service learning, offers examples of curriculum-based and community-based projects, and explains how to start a successful program.
Service-learning in higher education has immense potential for individual, pedagogical, and institutional change towards social justice. It also creates linkages between schools and communities, theo
In an effort to make the curriculum more relevant to today's college students, many institutions of higher learning are including field experience as part of their requirements. This manual focuses on
Service-learning, a teaching and learning approach that uses the provision of community service as a vehicle for learning, continues to be of interest to those working in K-12 and higher education. Bi
Although service-learning programs can have diverse theoretical roots, faculty who engage their students in service-learning may not be be cognizant of alternatives to the one they adopt. This book pr
Service Learning in the Disciplines Series[AAHE logo]These practical guides in this set combine the "how-to" information and the rigorous intellectual framework sought by teachers. E
The Measure of Service Learning will be a valuable resource for program evaluators and researchers who want to inform the practice of service learning. This useful volume provides an extensive compil
This volume represents a breakthrough discussion of the research issues surrounding innovative pedagogies. Using service-learning as its focus, it explores ways in which researchers and evaluators can
Heffner (Calvin Center for Social Research) and Beversluis (psychology, Calvin College) describe "service-learning" as a way to link students experience with academic schooling with participation in t
Writing and Community Action: A Service-Learning Rhetoric and Reader encourages inquiry into community and social action issues, supports community-based research, and shepherds students through a ran
Service-learning is an approach to teaching that involves student community service as a means for achieving academic goals. Contributors explore multidisciplinary dimensions their implications for t
Stresses the relationship between service learning and multicultural education in the classroom, emphasizing the need for teachers to perform community service to gain new insight into teaching about
This is the first book in a new annual series of research volumes designed to present and discuss a wide range of issues in the field of service-learning. Twenty-one American academics and researcher
