This research explored issues surrounding service-learning directors (SLDs) within higher education institutions, including who they are, how they became SLDs, and what they experience in the role. Qualitative data were drawn from in-depth interviews of 11 SLDs, as well as review of their vitaes. A qualitative inductive analysis was conducted in…

Since the NASSP initiatives of the 1970s, service learning activities have prospered in many schools, and mandatory community service has either been adopted or is being considered by many state and local school systems. With passage of the National and Community Service Act (1990), both service learning and full-time stipended youth service are…

A guide for college and university educators who manage service-learning programs, or programs that support student involvement in the community, is presented. A systematic approach to planning and managing service-learning programs is presented, management functions for supporting a service-learning system are identified, and ideas on…