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Direct linkSpeck, Bruce W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2001
Describes two significant theoretical approaches to service learning (philanthropic and civil) so that professors are aware of two different impulses that inform service learning. In addition, addresses three critical concerns about service learning: it takes too much time and too many resources, it should not be required, and it should be…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Research, Higher Education, Public Service
Peer reviewedSaltmarsh, John – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1996
Identifies five specific areas in which John Dewey's writings contribute to service-learning: linking education to experience; democratic community; social service; reflective inquiry; and education for social transformation. Argues that these contributions form the basis of a cultural and political critique and reconceptualized pedagogy aimed at…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Role, Citizenship Responsibility, College Instruction
