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Hengel, Madeleine S.; Shumer, Robert D. – 1997
This document provides some guidance to those who are exploring the connections between service-learning and evaluation. Categories are defined in the document by highlighting the following seven questions: (1) What do I need to know about the important issues involved in evaluating my service-learning program? (2) Do you have a model of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research, Information Sources

Varlotta, Lori – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2000
Proposing that faculty configure service learning as a course text, uses interdisciplinary theory to help faculty formulate detailed responses to: "What type of service text should I assign?" and "How will I meaningfully incorporate the service text with other texts used in the class?" In so doing, it focuses on the "learning" side of the service…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Organization, Interdisciplinary Approach, Service Learning
Eyler, Janet – New Directions for Higher Education, 2001
Provides detailed advice on how professors can use reflection in their service-learning courses. Describes how reflection is a critical component to service learning because it allows students to respond, often in writing, to the relationship between what they are learning in class and what they are experiencing at their service sites. (EV)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Higher Education, Public Service
Hengel, Madeleine S.; Shumer, Robert – 1997
This document is a brief review of resources and readings on Service-Learning and School-to-Work. Service-Learning (SL) and School-to-Work (STW) both extend learning beyond the classroom into real world contexts where broader problem-solving and decision-making skills are addressed. While SL provides opportunities within the community for students…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Education Work Relationship, Information Sources, Service Learning
Degelman, Charles; Philips, Susan – 1998
"Active Citizenship Today" (ACT) is a service learning program for the social studies. There are two things that make ACT different from other service learning programs: (1) the "learning" in service -- learning refers to traditional social studies content and skills (it is a civics model); and (2) ACT is built around a problem-solving framework.…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics
Pritchard, Florence Fay; Whitehead, George I., III – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2004
This volume makes two important contributions: First, it provides a framework grounded in theory and best professional practice that middle and high school teachers, their students, and community partners can use to design, implement, and evaluate service-learning projects that address authentic community needs. Second, it demonstrates ways…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Service Learning

Schukar, Ron – Theory into Practice, 1997
This paper emphasizes the relationships between middle school science, social studies, and service learning, showing how service learning supports many national science and social studies content standards. Positive results from research on the National Science Foundation service learning project are included. (SM)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Enrichment, High Risk Students, Higher Education