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Service-Learning for Social Justice in the Elementary Classroom: Can We Get There from Here?
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Wade, Rahima C. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2007
This article focuses on 40 elementary school teachers' efforts to involve their students in social justice-oriented service-learning experiences and the struggles and support they encounter in doing so. The service-learning activities described here begin with student interest and initiative and focus on advocacy and concerted efforts to right…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Learning Activities, Student Interests, Service Learning
Social Action in the Social Studies: From the Ideal to the Real.
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Wade, Rahima C. – Theory into Practice, 2001
Describes a hypothetical elementary school that is centered on social studies and social action, focusing on three practices at such a school: democratic education, education for social justice, and community service learning. Challenges to social action in U.S. schools include teachers' time limitations, curriculum standards, and emphasis on…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Community Services, Democracy
Community Service-Learning in the Social Studies: Historical Roots, Empirical Evidence, Critical Issues.
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Wade, Rahima C.; Saxe, David Warren – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Maintains that community service-learning, the integration of service with academic skills and content, can positively enhance students' future involvement in the social and political life of their communities. Discusses the historical roots of service in social studies education and analyzes the empirical evidence on student outcomes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education