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Willison, Scott – Social Studies, 1994
Maintains that many educators have recommended that public school students need to develop social action skills and participate in community service programs. Discusses student volunteer participation in community food service programs. Provides recommendations for teachers about developing such programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Sledge, Alinda C.; And Others – 1993
Delta State University (Mississippi) encourages the development of the affective domain of its students, including its education majors, through their participation in a course called Volunteering in the Community. This paper reviews the concept of service learning and the findings of a Brevard Community College (Florida) survey concerning…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Community Programs, Continuing Education Units, Credit Courses
Welkowitz, Julie A.; Broer, Stephen M.; Topper, Karen; Thomas, Cassandra; Backus, Linda; Hamilton, Ruth – 2000
This report explores the impact, through themes that emerged in interviews with 59 participating adolescents, of the Mentor/Advisor Program on students with or at risk of emotional disturbance. The Mentor/Advisor Program is implemented as part of the existing regular education high school curriculum and is designed to promote resiliency and school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Involvement, Community Programs