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The Challenge of Short-Term Service-Learning
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Tryon, Elizabeth; Stoecker, Randy; Martin, Amy; Seblonka, Kristy; Hilgendorf, Amy; Nellis, Margaret – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2008
This paper presents the results of interviews with staff from 64 community organizations regarding their experiences with service-learners. One of the themes that emerged from the interviews focused on concerns related to short-term service-learning commitments that last a semester or less. We explore the challenges presented to community groups…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Interviews, Problems, Service Learning
Impact of Extension in Shawano County. 1. Conclusions & Implications.
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Forest, Laverne B.; Marshall, Mary G. – 1977
Two-thirds of the 33,000 residents of Shawano County, Wisconsin, live in rural areas; agricultural interests comprise 30% of the employment economy. Inventories of Extension programs from 1960 to 1975 and telephone interviews with county and community leaders and a random sample of 1192 county residents yielded data for this survey. Most adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Evaluation Criteria
The Opinions of Wisconsin Residents About Educational Goals, Department of Public Instruction Responsibilities, Cost-Cutting Methods and Several General Issues. Bulletin Number 9532.
Evans, Francis B.; Harmon, Judson A. – 1978
During the fall of 1976, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) initiated a statewide study of educational needs as they related to the missions of the DPI. Part of this study, called the Statewide Assessment of Educational Needs (SWAN), was a citizens' opinion poll designed to review state-level priorities. Three topics were…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection