For lawyers, judges, criminal justice people, and other professionals wanting to become involved in law-related education programs in their area schools, this handbook offers information on how schools are organized and how one might go about developing a working relationship with them. Suggestions are offered for getting started and involving the…

This project brief provides a summary of the Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning project, supported by the Corporation for National Service and administered by the American Association of Community Colleges. The project was developed to increase the number, quality, and sustainability of service learning programs in…

Agency-school collaborations are examined from the point of view of the agency. The data for the analysis were gathered through interviews with staff people from six different community-based organizations in California, all of whom have experience working with schools and youth volunteers. The study found that there often are culture clashes…

Part 1 of this paper briefly describes the Service Learning 2000 partnership that joined Stanford University, K-12 schools, and community organizations in a collaborative effort to promote service learning throughout California. In part 2, the paper examines how the Service Learning 2000 Center has established a niche for service learning at the…

Describes a project in which the learning resource center of Mattatuck Community College, a member of a regional consortium, cooperated with Hispanic and other minority groups in producing videotapes. These videotapes were designed to disseminate information about minority cultures and achievements via public access television. (CLB)

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…