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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
Service-Learning for Multicultural Teaching Competency: Insights from the Literature for Teacher Educators.
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Wade, Rahima C. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2000
Examined the literature to answer: (1) "What outcomes have resulted from preservice teachers' involvement in service-learning activities in diverse community settings?" and (2) "What challenges exist to enhance their multicultural teaching competencies through service-learning?" Summarizes three challenges (e.g., the resiliency of preservice…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Community Service-Learning: A Strategy for Preparing Human Service-Oriented Teachers.
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Wade, Rahima C.; Anderson, Jeffrey B. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1996
Community service learning encourages human service-oriented teachers. The paper defines service learning and its status in education, provides examples from four teacher education programs, discusses why it is effective in developing human service-oriented teachers, and raises issues about challenges of implementing service learning within…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education