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Harris, Nathan – New Directions for Higher Education, 2008
The Council of Graduate Schools' description of the faculty role differentiates several kinds of faculty service: "Service in the context of academia generally refers to service to the institution, the external community, and the larger academic community." Within these categories, the faculty role toward the external community has taken on a new…
Descriptors: Campuses, Service Learning, College Faculty, Higher Education
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Simola, Sheldene – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to extend previous scholarly writing on community service-learning (SL) initiatives by looking beyond their use in the not-for-profit sector to their potential use in community-based small businesses. Design/methodology/approach: A rationale for the appropriateness of using SL projects in small businesses is…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Scholarship, Writing (Composition), Service Learning
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Chickering, Arthur W. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
In this article, the author states his belief that community based learning among adults can be a powerful force for encouraging personal development and for strengthening democracy in this multicultural, globally interdependent, battered world. To do so, however, it needs to pervade all the curricula, degree programs, learning contracts, and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Role of Education, Democratic Values, Citizen Participation
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Hark, Amy T. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2008
The importance of engaging students in science and helping them to become informed citizens has been highlighted by many groups invested in science education. This report describes a project that furthers both academic and civic goals through the integration of a service learning component into an undergraduate course. This nonmajors class covers…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Service Learning, Biotechnology, Instructional Materials
Worrall, Laurie – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2007
This qualitative study is based on in-depth interviews with 40 representatives from 12 community-based organizations (CBOs) working with the Steans Center for Community-based Service-Learning at DePaul University in Chicago. These CBOs see themselves as partners with the University in educating college students about the realities of racial and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, College Environment, School Community Relationship, College Role
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Vickers, Margaret; Harris, Catherine; McCarthy, Florence – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2004
Since 1999, pre-service teachers undertaking the Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) Program at the University of Western Sydney have participated in an alternate practicum called Professional Experience 3 (PE3). This practicum encourages students to engage in broader educational settings within local communities. Increasingly, a number of…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Practicums, Service Learning, School Community Programs