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Prudential Foundation, Newark, NJ. – 2000
This packet contains lesson plans with real-life service projects that students can do throughout the school year, from September 2000 to August 2001. The lesson plans in the packet provide teachers with flexibility to offer them to students as young as grade 5 and as old as grade 12. The lesson plans, although essentially social studies, service…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education, Service Learning
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Yoder, Denise I.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
A program in which 12 seventh- and eighth-grade students with learning disabilities and/or culturally diverse backgrounds participated with nondisabled peers in service learning is described. The students improved their social skills and self-esteem through community service with younger students and senior citizens. The article offers a rationale…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Gray, Maryann J.; Ondaatje, Elizabeth H.; Fricker, Ronald; Campbell, Nancy; Rosenblatt, Kathy; Geschwind, Sandra; Goldman, Charles A.; Kaganoff, Tessa; Robyn, Abby; Sundt, Melora; Vogelgesang, Lori; Klein, Stephen P. – 1998
This report addresses impact of the Learn and Serve America Higher Education (LSAHE) service learning initiatives on communities, higher education institutions, and students, and is based on 3 years (1995-97) of data collection and observation at 27 institutions. LSAHE has awarded grants to higher education institutions and community organizations…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Rudaitis, Cheryl – Teaching Music, 1996
Maintains that the collegiate chapters of the Music Educators National Conference act as an excellent training ground for student leaders. Recommends continuing the support and guidance for these students to emerge as leading teachers. Provides specific advice for MENC chapter advisors on fostering support and independence. (MJP)
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education, Leadership Training, Mentors