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Barnes, Meghan E.; Coffey, Heather – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to inquire into the effectiveness of authentic writing instruction embedded in a critical service-learning project in a middle school English Language Arts curriculum. Design/methodology/approach: This paper analyzes middle school students' survey responses before and after their participation in a critical…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Change Agents, Audiences
Vandertie, Joan; Corner, Amy B.; Corner, Kevin J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
Marana Middle School in Tucson, Ariz., scrapped its traditional P.E. program that emphasized team sports and shifted to a program that focuses on lifetime fitness, student choice in activities, and nutrition and health education. The program also includes student leadership development and informal community service. As a result, Marana students…
Descriptors: Health Education, Physical Education, Team Sports, Student Leadership
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Ohn, J. D.; Wade, Rahima – Social Studies, 2009
This article illustrates how community service-learning can be defined and implemented as a group inquiry project in which students apply academic knowledge and social problem-solving skills. The authors examined eleven different community service-learning projects put into practice by elementary and middle school teachers who participated in…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Citizenship Education, Middle School Teachers, Service Learning