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Blueprint for Incorporating Service Learning: A Basic, Developmental, K-12 Service Learning Typology
Direct linkTerry, Alice W.; Bohnenberger, Jann E. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2004
Citing the need for a basic, K-12 developmental framework for service learning, this article describes such a model. This model, an inclusive typology of service learning, distinguishes three levels of service learning: Community Service, Community Exploration, and Community Action. The authors correlate this typology to Piaget's cognitive…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Developmental Stages, Community Action, Classification
Peer reviewedWaldstein, Fredric A.; Reiher, Todd C. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2001
A study examining the contributions of service learning to students' cognitive, affective, civic, and social development surveyed 801 ninth-grade students in 6 school districts over 2 years. Personal development and civic involvement ratings were significantly higher for students who engaged in all three types of service activity: volunteerism,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Cognitive Development, Grade 9, High School Students
