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Robert C. Knox; Robert W. Nairn – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2025
A review of recent literature reveals an ever-growing number of papers related to the topics of service learning and community engagement incorporated into capstone classes. The current literature identifies examples of institutions that have sufficient resources to address large-scale industry-funded domestic projects or international projects in…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Capstone Experiences, State Universities, School Community Relationship
Denise Rodríguez-Zurita; Maria Jaya-Montalvo; Jerry Moreira-Arboleda; Esther Raya-Diez; Paul Carrión-Mero – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to delve into the evolution, trends and implications of scientific production related to service learning (SL) and community engagement for sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs). Because HEIs play a crucial role in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), experiential learning approaches are…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Sustainable Development, Community Involvement, Higher Education
David A. Delaine; Sarah Redick; Dhinesh Radhakrishnan; Amena Shermadou; Mandy McCormick Smith; Rohit Kandakatla; Linjue Wang; Claudio Freitas; Casey L. Dalton; Lina Dee Dostilio; Jennifer DeBoer – Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Background: Scholars agree that reciprocity is a cornerstone of service-learning and community engagement (SLCE); however, engagement with this concept varies widely in practice and across disciplines. To enhance the potential of SLCE to fulfill its promise for societal impact, engineering education must understand how reciprocity is achieved,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Partnerships in Education, Community Involvement, School Community Relationship
Olivia Ivey; Rachel Borchardt – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2024
Many corners of the academy are actively working to build bridges between research in the ivory tower to outcomes and needs in the community. Our study seeks to unify two such efforts: community-based/service-learning research and open access scholarly communication. Open access is an implicit value in community-based and service-learning…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Open Education, Publishing Industry, Partnerships in Education
C. M. Dubay; Melanie B. Richards – Marketing Education Review, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various aspects of teaching and learning in higher education, with the potential to significantly enhance learning experiences, streamline administrative tasks, and foster personalized education. As the use of AI by students and instructors expands, it is crucial to carefully consider both its…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Student Projects, Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Tijsma, Geertje; Hilverda, Femke; Scheffelaar, Aukelien; Alders, Sven; Schoonmade, Linda; Blignaut, Nadine; Zweekhorst, Marjolein – Educational Research, 2020
Background: To prepare students to become productive 21st century citizens, universities have to be more engaged with society. Shifting towards community service learning (CSL) enables students to participate in, and reflect on, services that both benefit the public and also contribute to their own learning. There has been considerable research…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Citizen Participation, Service Learning, Instructional Design
Toronyi, Anita – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Service-learning (SL) has been validated throughout many studies as a productive experience to encourage relationship building between institutions and the community with measurable results. The aim of this meta-synthesis is to identify the underlying principles that promote SL in higher education with English Language Learners (ELLs) as a…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Service Learning, English Language Learners, School Community Relationship
Jaeger, Audrey J.; Tuchmayer, Jeremy B.; Morin, Shauna M. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
This study explored the extent to which doctoral students are conducting community-engaged scholarship and investigated the characteristics of their degree-granting institutions. The research utilized the most immediate work of doctoral students by examining completed dissertations. Analysis showed which graduate students are pursuing community…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, School Community Relationship
Mitchell, Tania D. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2008
There is an emerging body of literature advocating a "critical" approach to community service learning with an explicit social justice aim. A social change orientation, working to redistribute power, and developing authentic relationships are most often cited in the literature as points of departure from traditional service-learning. This…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Service Learning, Social Change, Critical Theory

Hatcher, Julie A. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1997
John Dewey's writing is explicit concerning the moral responsibilities of education in democracy. These moral dimensions provide a framework for identifying characteristics of good undergraduate education consistent with recent reports and the pedagogy of service learning. Articulation of these characteristics supports the value of service…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Moral Values

Jones, Susan R.; Hill, Kathleen – Journal of College Student Development, 2001
Investigates how student and community participants come to understand diversity in the context of service-learning. Study examines the perspectives of student participants in a service-learning class and community participants from community service organizations. Findings suggest the importance of relationships that are developed initially…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Shumer, Robert – 1992
This think piece examines the role of community in educational reform. The paper maintains that while many scholars, business people, and politicians have advocated the creation of a community covenant--a mutually beneficial relationship between schools and their communities--such programs have never really taken hold. The paper advocates that as…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizenship Education, Community Role, Educational Change

Sanders, Mavis G. – Education and Urban Society, 2003
Reviews the current theoretical and empirical literature on community involvement in schools, describing different rationales for community involvement. Discusses four major forms of school-community partnerships (business, university, service learning, and school-linked service integration) and factors influencing their implementation and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education
US Department of Education, 2008
Character includes the emotional, intellectual and moral qualities of a person or group as the demonstration of these qualities in prosocial behavior. Character education is an inclusive term encompassing all aspects of how schools, related social institutions and parents can support the positive character development of children and adults.…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Pilot Projects, School Districts, State Departments of Education
Points of Light Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1995
This resource booklet is to assist agencies and schools in creating service-learning opportunities for youth to enhance and build upon the classroom education. The document includes sections on: (1) "Youth Serving Communities"; (2) "What is Service Learning?"; (3) "A Win-Win Opportunity"; (4) "Agency Concerns about Service Learning"; (5) "What…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Community Cooperation, Community Programs