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Whose Interests and under Whose Control?: Interest Convergence in Science-Focused School-Community Collaborations
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Morrison, Deb – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
In this dialogue with Monica Ridgeway and Randy Yerrick's "Whose banner are we waving?: Exploring STEM partnerships for marginalized urban youth," I engage the critical race theory (CRT) tenet of interest convergence. I first expand Derrick Bell's (1980) initial statement of interest convergence with subsequent scholarly work in this…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, STEM Education, Partnerships in Education, Service Learning
Using a Critical Service-Learning Approach to Facilitate Civic Identity Development
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Mitchell, Tania D. – Theory Into Practice, 2015
This article highlights elements of civic engagement programs that have the rich potential to facilitate civic identity development. Focusing on research with alumni, the study examines 3 civic engagement programs, the approaches of which are guided by critical service-learning. It explores elements of the experiences that alumni name as…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Critical Theory, Citizen Participation, Alumni
"Into the Realm of the Politically Incorrect": Intercultural Encounters in a Service-Learning Program
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Palpacuer-Lee, Christelle; Curtis, Jessie Hutchison – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2017
Now more than ever, teachers of world languages are encouraged to become intercultural mediators in their communities and classrooms. This study describes the impact of an innovative community-based teacher education program for developing participants' interculturality. Building on narrative methods of investigation, we explore the potential of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Intercultural Communication, Teacher Education Programs, Program Descriptions
Transformative Learning through Service-Learning: No Passport Required
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Bamber, Phil; Hankin, Les – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to explore student learning within a local service-learning initiative that forms part of an Education Studies undergraduate programme at an HEI in the UK with a history of international service-learning programmes. Design/methodology/approach: This paper outlines the context for this form of community engagement in the UK…
Descriptors: Evidence, Learning Theories, Critical Theory, Ethnography
Critical Pedagogy beyond the Classroom Walls: Community Service-Learning and Spanish Heritage Language Education
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Leeman, Jennifer; Rabin, Lisa; Roman-Mendoza, Esperanza – Heritage Language Journal, 2011
This article describes a critical service-learning initiative in which college students of Spanish taught in an after-school Spanish class for young heritage language (HL) speakers at a local elementary school. We contextualize the program within broad curricular revisions made to the undergraduate Spanish program in recent years, explaining how…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Critical Theory, Spanish, Service Learning
Integrating Writing, Academic Discourses, and Service Learning: Project Renaissance and School/College Literacy Collaborations
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Mastrangelo, Lisa S.; Tischio, Victoria – Composition Studies, 2005
"Integrating Writing, Academic Discourses, and Service Learning: Project Renaissance and School/College Literacy Collaborations" discusses a year-long general education program for first-year students that integrated disciplinary learning with a pen pal project in light of the goals of critical pedagogy and service-learning. The program aimed at…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, College Instruction, College Curriculum, Writing (Composition)