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Kendall, Jane C. – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1991
An effective service learning program (1) engages people in responsible, challenging actions; (2) articulates clear service and learning goals; (3) allows those with needs to define those needs; (4) expects genuine, sustained commitment; (5) includes training, supervision, monitoring, support, recognition, and evaluation; and (6) encourages…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Internship Programs, Program Effectiveness, Public Service
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document is a transcript of oral and written testimony given by persons testifying about the Older American Volunteer Programs as reauthorization legislation is being considered. Oral or written testimony was presented by: the director of the voluntary agency, ACTION; the president of the National Association of Foster Grandparents; the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hearings, Needs
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, DC. – 2000
If museums and libraries are to compete for both public and private funds in an accountability-driven environment, they must develop evaluation practices that provide the most compelling picture of the impact of their services. The two essays in this document present clear arguments for the adoption of a specific approach to evaluation known as…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change, Evaluation Methods, Libraries
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Kendall, Jane C. – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1991
This introduction to a special issue reviews the community service movement in the 1960s-70s, current calls for youth involvement in community service, and the semantic differences related to the term "service learning." (SK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Students, Educational Philosophy, Experiential Learning
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Laufer, Zmira; Sharon, Nachman – Higher Education, 1993
Criticism of the cost of continuing professional education programs in social work ignores two important factors: (1) such programs provide an important public service that add demand above and beyond their own enrollments; and (2) while short-term profit is limited, the long-term investment is in educational quality. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Besse, Art – 1980
This study argues for the use of public service employment (PSE) as a portion of an anti-recessionary fiscal policy package to include public works and tax cuts. Keynesian economics, deficit spending in this case, serves as the study's underpinnings. Chapter 1 reviews public service employment's current low status as an anti-recessionary measure.…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Financial Policy, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document contains transcripts of oral and written testimony from witnesses at a hearing on National Youth Service. National Youth Service is a broad concept that will allow the youth of the United States to serve their country and communities through public service. Youth Service members could, after completing their service, receive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Furano, Kathryn – 2002
An examination of hundreds of studies on the use of volunteers in mentoring programs, service programs, and local community change initiatives highlight the importance of screening, training, and volunteer management. Each year, more than 90 million Americans contribute more than 20 billion volunteer hours. Personal benefits of volunteering…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Churches, Citizen Participation