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Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
Student Service Learning (SSL) provides students the opportunity to actively participate in the community and build the skills they need to be successful students and citizens. This booklet provides information about the Maryland State Department of Education SSL graduation mandate. Completing 75 SSL hours is a requirement for high school…
Descriptors: Service Learning, High School Students, Graduation Requirements, Best Practices
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Machtmes, Krisanna; Johnson, Earl; Fox, Janet; Burke, Mary S.; Harper, Jeannie; Arcemont, Lisa; Hebert, Lanette; Tarifa, Todd; Brooks, Roy C., Jr.; Reynaud, Andree L.; Deggs, David; Matzke, Brenda; Aguirre, Regina T. P. – Qualitative Report, 2009
This paper is the result of a voluntary service-learning component in a qualitative research methods course. For this course, the service-learning project was the evaluation of the benefits to volunteers who work a crisis hotline for a local crisis intervention center. The service-learning course model used in this paper most closely resembles the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Methods Courses
Karnes, Frances A.; Bean, Suzanne M.; Wallner, Rosemary, Ed. – 1993
This book offers 20 contemporary biographies of young women across the United States who are making a difference in their schools and communities through community service. Examples of community action include feeding the hungry, recycling, saving the bluebirds, and promoting literacy. The girls and young women emerge as leaders in an area of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Development
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2002
These two publications fill the need of newly posted Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) for self-directed learning activities to aid the community entry process. A volunteer's guide provides a way to learn about biophysical, economic, and social aspects of the host community during the first few months of service. It has ideas and activities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Resources, Cross Cultural Training
Greene, Rebecca – 2001
This book, which is intended for high school students, explains how to scout out alternative learning opportunities available to high school students and how to select, prepare for, and make the most of alternative programs. The book begins with a definition of alternative learning and a brief overview of the many types of alternative learning…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescents, Adventure Education, Annotated Bibliographies