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Direct linkDeNure, Mary E. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1973
Education for public service programs is a good example of the successful fusion of traditional vocational and academic disciplines. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diagrams, Library Technicians, Paraprofessional School Personnel
White, Deborah H. – Campus Activities Programming, 1994
Ways in which colleges can involve their students in voluntary community service programs are outlined, and development of campus service programs is discussed. The program at East Tennessee State University is offered as illustration. A list of community service resource organizations, with addresses, is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education, Organizations (Groups)
Peer reviewedGelmon, Sherril B.; Holland, Barbara A.; Seifer, Sarena D.; Shinnamon, Anu; Connors, Kara – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1998
Discusses what has been learned about building school/community partnerships through the "Health Professions Schools in Service to the Nation Program," a national demonstration program of service-learning in health-professions education. Issues include: the challenge of distinguishing service learning from clinical experience; community attitudes…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), College Role, Higher Education
Sigmon, Robert L.; And Others – 1996
This collection of 17 papers focuses on the important role of service-learning in the education of students at liberal arts colleges, drawing on the activities of the Learning and Service Alliance sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). They include: (1) "An Introduction to Service-Learning" (Robert L. Sigmon); (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Private Colleges, Program Descriptions
Download full textCorpuz, Ray E., Jr. – 1978
This monograph on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models for practitioners who are implementing or redesigning public service employment programs explores three major approaches to public service employment: countercyclical, employability development, and structural targeting. The content is presented in six sections. The…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Sagawa, Shirley, Ed.; Halperin, Samuel, Ed. – 1993
This publication contains 36 short essays on the reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act. It begins with two introductory papers: "Visions of Service: The Future of the National and Community Service Act" (Sagawa, Halperin) and "Historical Background: An Overview" (Sagawa). Section I, Why Service?, contains 15…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Steinberg, Adria – 1998
This book examines and illustrates the process of transforming school-to-work into real learning for real work. In chapter 1, guidelines are presented for designing project-based learning programs that are both academically rigorous and grounded in community and workplace realities, and the attempts of three very different high schools to develop…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
