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McLeod, Aïda Koçi – English Teaching Forum, 2017
Service learning--sometimes known as community engagement--is a well-documented pedagogical approach with a long history, a strong theoretical basis, a specific ethos, and many passionate advocates. Yet it is conspicuously underused as a teaching method in the worldwide field of English language teaching. In this article, I argue that English…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Teacher Role, Community Needs
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Bradshaw, Geoffrey W. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2013
In 2010, Madison Area Technical College (Madison College), a comprehensive community college in Madison, Wisconsin, was selected by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to head a consortium project to expand the capacity of community colleges to offer study-abroad programs. The project focuses on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Best Practices, Sustainable Development
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Taggart, Amanda; Crisp, Gloria – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to review and critique empirical work done, to date, specific to service learning experiences at the community college level. A review of the literature was conducted in order to examine the empirical work that has been developed regarding service learning, a form of experiential learning, at community colleges. The…
Descriptors: Campuses, Community Colleges, Service Learning, Synthesis
Prentice, Mary; Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2010
In 2006 the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a three-year grant to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Selected through a national competition, thirteen colleges participated in AACC's "Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning" grant project.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Majors (Students), College Faculty, Community Colleges
Barnett, Lynn; Jeandron, Carol – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
With support from the U.S. Department of Education and advice from an external panel of experts, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) published a book that described disability support practices and programs designed to help community college students with disabilities reach their fullest potential. The book was an outgrowth of a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Programs, Service Learning, Educational Opportunities
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Andres, Frederick F.; Lang, Janell B.; Lovejoy, Robin – Community College Journal, 2004
Funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is not typically associated with community colleges. Inequities in access to health care and a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have created an opportunity for a partnership…
Descriptors: Health Education, Community Colleges, Hospitals, Access to Health Care
Robinson, Gail – American Association of Community Colleges, 2004
The "Horizons" project features model programs, national data collection and dissemination, and an information clearinghouse. In addition, "Horizons" provides professional development opportunities and technical assistance through regional workshops on service learning and civic responsibility, chief academic officer summits,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Students, College Faculty, Educational Opportunities