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Mlyn, Eric – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
The civic mission of American colleges and universities has received renewed attention over the last decade. From the "engaged campus" designation now offered by the Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching to the growth of Campus Compact (from 782 institutional members in 2000 to 1150 in 2012) to major institutional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizen Participation, College Students, Colleges
Sivukamaran, Thillainatarajan; Holland, Glenda; Clark, Leonard J. – Online Submission, 2010
This study describes the collaborative partnership between a Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, an elementary school and the College of Education at a public university. The partnership utilized a mentoring system consisting of elementary students, college students, elementary teachers and university faculty. Benefits of the various…
Descriptors: Mentors, Partnerships in Education, Agency Cooperation, School Community Relationship
Miron, Devi; Moely, Barbara E. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2006
Supervisors from 40 community agencies working with a university-based service-learning program were interviewed regarding the extent of their input in service-learning program planning and implementation "(Agency Voice), Interpersonal Relations" with service-learning students, "Perceived Benefit" of the service-learning…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Public Agencies, Program Development, Program Implementation