Synopsis :
This issue examines service learning-the emerging form of higher education bringing together students, teachers, and community partners in ways that foster the student's responsible citizenship and promotes a lifelong involvement in civic and social issues. It also demonstrates how institutions can create effective service-learning programs that couple academic work in the classroom with students' service to an organization in the field. Authors explore successful service-learning programs in a variety of settings, from liberal arts colleges to research institutions, and offer clear, practical advice on such matters as finding community partners, reaching diverse populations, assessment concerns, and integrating service-learning and research. This issue shall serve as an invaluable resource for educators interested in this relatively new but challenging pedagogy.
Présentation de l'éditeur:
This issue examines service learning–the emerging form of higher education bringing together students, teachers, and community partners in ways that foster the student′s responsible citizenship and promotes a lifelong involvement in civic and social issues. It also demonstrates how institutions can create effective service–learning programs that couple academic work in the classroom with students′ service to an organization in the field. Authors explore successful service–learning programs in a variety of settings, from liberal arts colleges to research institutions, and offer clear, practical advice on such matters as finding community partners, reaching diverse populations, assessment concerns, and integrating service–learning and research. This issue shall serve as an invaluable resource for educators interested in this relatively new but challenging pedagogy.
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