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Seban, Demet – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2013
This paper discusses the effects of the type of project undertaken for a community practice course on preservice teachers' conceptualization of service learning. The goal of the projects is to enable participants to engage with service practice in a reflective manner. Through the examination of the reflective logs kept by students using Butin's…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Content Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Service Learning
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Chang, Shih-pei; Anagnostopoulos, Dorothea; Omae, Hilda – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
Multicultural service learning (MSL) seeks to develop pre-service teachers' capacities and commitment to teach diverse student populations. We use multiple regression analyses of survey data collected from 212 pre-service teachers engaged in 22 MSL sites to assess the effects of pre-service teachers' social identities, MSL contexts, and university…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum, Service Learning
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Coffey, Heather – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Research in teacher education suggests that field experiences in community settings can offer pre-service teachers a context for understanding the link between theory and practice. This paper documents the experiences of pre-service educators participating in a service-learning experience at a Children's Defense Fund Freedom School in the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching (Occupation), Theory Practice Relationship, Field Experience Programs
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Conner, Jerusha O. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Teachers' views and expectations of students directly impact student learning, and unless they are challenged during the preparation period, these views are unlikely to change. This study investigated how a group of prospective teachers explained the shift in their perspectives of low-income, urban youth as a result of participating in a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Service Learning, Urban Youth, Teacher Expectations of Students
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Lake, Vickie E.; Jones, Ithel – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
Service-learning is defined as a teaching/learning method that connects meaningful community service with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. In this study, conducted at an American University, we describe a cascading model of integrating early childhood teacher education and service-learning for preservice teachers who…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Service Learning
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Hart, Steven Michael; King, James R. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
How does service learning impact content acquisition? Undergraduate pre-service teachers participating in a literacy tutoring service-learning experience are compared with pre-service teachers engaged in self-selected and independently directed tutoring sessions. The findings of this study support previous assertions that service-learning…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Course Content, Tutoring, Service Learning