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Michaelsen, Larry K. – Selections, 1999
The University of Oklahoma's Price College of Business has implemented an integrated core curriculum that relies on engaging students in business-world experiences to provide a conceptual basis for integration of a wide range of concepts. Experience is gained through two projects--creation and management of a start-up company (funded by a loan)…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Curriculum Design, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
Soil Conservation Society of America, Ankeny, IA. – 1984
The Soil Conservation Society of America's (SCSA) aim is to advance the science and art of good land and water use. Conservation education has a significant role in achieving the wise use of these resources. In this report, perspectives are offered on: (1) the requirements for effective conservation education programs; (2) rationale for…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy
Pickeral, Terry – 1993
This report explains the need for viable and effective partnerships between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education involving service and service-learning, and discusses the State of Washington's experience in this area. It is stated that both rural and urban schools have found service and service-learning to be effective methods of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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Willison, Scott – Social Studies, 1994
Maintains that many educators have recommended that public school students need to develop social action skills and participate in community service programs. Discusses student volunteer participation in community food service programs. Provides recommendations for teachers about developing such programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Parsons, Cynthia – 1996
This book espouses service learning as an important and integral part of school for students. It stresses the positive benefits to be gained from service learning, as well as the good the activities do for the community. It notes that service learning should be used to promote a sense of civic responsibility and pride in students. It also promotes…
Descriptors: Career Education, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement, Educational Needs
Johnson, David B. – 2000
This paper discusses service learning, arguing that the pedagogy of service learning offers a framework in which students can remember and apply more of what they learn than in traditional content based and faculty centered curriculum. Service learning strategies recognize that we retain 60% of what we do, 80% of what we do with guided reflection,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Experiential Learning
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Social Studies Review, 1997
Presents 10 ideas for service learning projects designed for elementary schools. Includes having students do local history projects complete with interviews and artifacts, learn about community volunteering, interact with the elderly, care for the environment, recycle materials, and hold canned food drives. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
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Hess, Diana – Social Education, 1997
Profiles three programs that incorporate service learning into efforts to reduce violence. Extrapolates a set of criteria for developing similar programs. These include meaningful activities, skill-based instruction, recognition of student effort and clear expectations for non-violent behavior. Includes a brief list of teaching resources. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Welfare, Experiential Learning, Prevention
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Melchior, Alan; Bailis, Larry – Social Studies Review, 1997
Outlines approaches for student evaluation in service learning projects. Maintains that most service learning project participants' goals fall into three broad areas: civic development, academic achievement, and personal or social development. Assessment in these areas can be accomplished through tabulation of service hours, student journals, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pereira, Carolyn – Social Studies Review, 1997
Maintains that self-esteem is more than simply "feeling good" about oneself. It derives from having experienced meaningful success. A service learning program can accomplish this and avoid the self-preoccupation and narcissism that occasionally accompany self-esteem efforts. Service learning can replace this with empathy and commitment. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Empathy
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Social Studies Review, 1997
Presents six service learning lesson plans from the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Each lesson plan represents a step in a larger service project. The plans include "Defining and Assessing Your Community"; "Choosing and Researching a Problem"; "Examining Policy"; "Exploring Options"; and "Taking…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Community Characteristics
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Sausjord, Ingrid; Friedman, Lisa – Social Studies Review, 1997
Examines factors contributing to youth violence and suggests ways that service learning can mitigate their influence. Community-based programs can fill the void of unstructured, unsupervised time tempting many youth. Peer education and cross-age teaching can help create positive attitudes towards cooperation and responsible behavior. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education
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Social Studies Review, 1997
Briefly describes resources that educators and students can use to design service learning projects. These resources include free materials, books, web sites, information on grants, videos, journals, and organizations. The resources cover a broad range of approaches, projects, and methods. (MJP)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Civics, Educational Resources
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Philips, Susan – Social Studies Review, 1997
Profiles Active Citizenship Today (ACT), a social studies service learning program for middle and high school students. In ACT, students explore their community, identify problems, examine public policy, explore their options, and take action. Includes unit excerpts from the ACT teacher's handbook. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Experiential Learning, High Schools
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Social Studies Review, 1997
Briefly describes a service-learning grant program and provides examples of elementary, middle, and high school projects awarded grants in 1996. Projects included efforts to educate the community about river pollution, multicultural murals, and a school activities news show. Includes application form and general guidelines and suggestions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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