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Jacoby, Barbara – 2003
The chapters in this collection contain information, exemplary models, and practical tools to make service-learning succeed. The chapters are: (1) "Fundamentals of Service-Learning Partnerships" (Barbara Jacoby); (2) "Developing a Theory and Practice of Campus-Community Partnerships" (Sandra Enos and Keith Morton); (3) "Assessment as a Means of…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship
Claus, Jeff, Ed.; Ogden, Curtis, Ed. – 1999
This book presents current thinking on the topic of community service programs for youth. Combining theory and research with descriptions of innovative programs and specific recommendations for program design, the volume outlines an approach to service learning that engages youth not only in helping others but also in critical reflection and the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Download full textToole, Pamela, Ed.; Gorak, Kathleen, Ed.; Warnes, Rebecca, Ed. – 1995
This handbook was developed for those selected as part of the Kellogg Peer Consultant Initiative which seeks to promote the inclusion of service-learning into core academic curricula. Consultants provide teacher education programs and technical support to those educators developing new programs or strengthening existing programs. The manual is…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Peer Influence
Smink, Jay, Ed.; Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – 1998
This booklet contains 10 papers addressed to teachers wishing to make the case for service learning through action research on their own service learning programs. "Introduction" (Jay Smink) examines the need for teacher-based action research and evaluation. "Connect Service with Evaluation for Good Learning" (Robert D. Shumer) explains the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Citizenship Education, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Kinsley, Carol W., Ed.; McPherson, Kate, Ed. – 1995
In this practical guide to service learning, 21 contributors describe specific service-learning projects that have enhanced the curriculum in schools across the United States and that have improved student learning in the process. In the Foreword, U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley, encourages schools to incorporate service learning…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Direct linkUpcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; Gardner, John N., Ed.; Barefoot, Betsy O., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
An authoritative, comprehensive guide to the first year of college, this book includes the most current information about the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to help first-year students make a successful transition to college and fulfill their educational and personal goals. Following the introduction, "The First Year of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Faculty Development, Urban Universities, Supplementary Education
