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Hilger, Annaliesa; Keil, Andreas – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2022
The paper investigates how teacher trainees in higher education geography and external, non-scientific partners perceive and experience collaborations in an active teaching and learning approach. Such formats are recommended in education for sustainable development (ESD) but are likely to be challenging experiences for all actors involved. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Sustainable Development, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach
Thamwipat, Kuntida; Princhankol, Pornpapatsorn – International Education Studies, 2018
This research and development was aimed (a) to develop media and special event to support knowledge of arts and culture entitled "Dancing with Single-Head Drum Accompaniment" for young people through social service learning and community-based learning, (b) to evaluate the quality of such media and special event, (c) to measure the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, School Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
McKinney, Jennifer; Snedker, Karen A. – Teaching Sociology, 2017
In response to increasing homelessness in our city, Seattle Pacific University invited a homeless encampment (Tent City) to reside on our university campus for three months. This provided an opportunity to engage students on issues of poverty and inequality. Building from a service-learning model, we devised course work around homelessness and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Homeless People, Service Learning, Outreach Programs
Kalles, Susan; Ryan, Thomas G. – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2015
Herein we identify and address promising practices, essential theories, and related cautions within service-learning. The argument that service-learning is an organized community service which is connected to curriculum in an effort to deepen learning around content was scrutinized and endorsed. We envisioned service-learning as more than a joint…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Postsecondary Education, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
Rosenthal, Irene – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2015
The conditions that supported the development of a highly successful collaborative partnership between a college literacy program and a nonprofit center for refugee children are discussed. This three year partnership produced three inquiry-based projects, grant opportunities and increased collaboration among graduate literacy students, center…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Colleges, Literacy Education
Johnson, Katryna – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
Educators can provide opportunities for active learning for the students by engaging them in client-based projects with the community, which enhances application of theory and provides students with the relevance demanded from the business community. Experiential learning opportunities through client-based projects provide for such an experience.…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Graduate Students, Active Learning, Service Learning
Barcus, Holly R.; Muehlenhaus, Birgit – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010
In undergraduate geography programs in the United States there is increasing demand for students to be prepared for real-world project management and to possess strong GIS technical skills and cartographic communication skills upon graduation. There is, however, limited time and opportunity within the framework of traditional undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Geography Instruction, Cartography, Geographic Information Systems
Windham, Patricia W. – 2001
This paper discusses three forms of community connections: service learning, partnerships, and public service, and offers an overview of the current service-learning movement in community colleges. It argues that, in order for community colleges to fulfill their missions, they must embrace the full implication of the having "community" in their…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Colleges, Community Services, Experiential Learning
Lambert, Robin – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
PACERS Small Schools Cooperative, a 29-school cooperative in rural Alabama, operates an innovative program in which student projects both serve the community and preserve community traditions. Describes how information technology enables the advantages of small schools to flower. Discusses addressing policies and mindsets that hinder development…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Cooperation, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Turner, Roselyn M.; Grizzaffi, Karen – 2003
This document discusses how service learning has developed over the past century in its practices from involvement in volunteerism to active civic engagement. It is so beneficial to both learners and the community that many educators and government leaders believe it should be a required component in the educational career of all students. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Community Colleges, Community Services
Gottlieb, Karla, Ed.; Robinson, Gail, Ed. – 2002
This curriculum guide discusses civic responsibility, how it is tied to service learning, how faculty can integrate concepts and exercises in a practical way, and how faculty can assess the development of civic responsibility in their students. Civic responsibility is defined here as active participation in the public life of a community, in an…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Citizenship Responsibility, College Curriculum, Community Colleges